Stokes M L, Ferson M J, Young L C
Public Health Unit, South Eastern Sydney Area Health Service, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia.
Am J Public Health. 1997 Dec;87(12):2039-41. doi: 10.2105/ajph.87.12.2039.
This study examined an outbreak of hepatitis A in eastern Sydney during 1991-1992.
Data were based on cases of hepatitis A in eastern Sydney residents reported from January 1991 to October 1992.
Five hundred seventy cases of hepatitis A were reported. Of these, 515 (90%) occurred in male patients, of whom 330 were reported to be homosexual or bisexual. The highest attack rate (71/10,000) occurred in men aged 20 to 29 years of age.
This outbreak affected large numbers of young homosexual men living in the inner eastern suburbs of Sydney. Hepatitis A vaccination should be considered for all susceptible homosexual men. Further research into the use of hepatitis A vaccine as an outbreak control measure is also recommended.
本研究调查了1991年至1992年悉尼东部甲型肝炎的一次暴发。
数据基于1991年1月至1992年10月报告的悉尼东部居民甲型肝炎病例。
报告了570例甲型肝炎病例。其中，515例（90%）发生在男性患者中，据报告其中330例为同性恋或双性恋者。最高发病率（71/10000）出现在20至29岁的男性中。
此次暴发影响了居住在悉尼东郊内城的大量年轻同性恋男性。应考虑为所有易感同性恋男性接种甲型肝炎疫苗。还建议进一步研究将甲型肝炎疫苗用作暴发控制措施。
