Two years' prospective collection of molecular and epidemiological data shows limited spread of hepatitis A virus outside risk groups in Amsterdam, 2000-2002.

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Published in J Infect Dis on January 23, 2004

Authors

Jim E van Steenbergen1, Grace Tjon, Anneke van den Hoek, Alex Koek, Roel A Coutinho, Sylvia M Bruisten

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Public Health, Gemeentelijke Geneeskundige en Gezondheidsdienst Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Jvansteenbergen.LCI@ggd.nl

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