An outbreak of hepatitis a in an institution for the mentally retarded

From December 1977 until April 1978 a hepatitis A outbreak occurred in an institution for the mentally retarded. The institution housed 311 residents and had a staff of 308. The outbreak was studied by enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assays for hepatitis A antigen and antibodies, and by liver function tests in serum.

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