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A small outbreak of viral hepatitis on the Surgical Service of a large hospital has been described. The rapidity of onset, its short duration, its apparent localization, the high attack rate among new house staff members, and the high incidence of prodromal allergic manifestations were outstanding clinical features. The epidemiology of the disease in general, and its application to this outbreak in particular, have been briefly discussed. Several mechanisms of transmission have been proposed.
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Luparello, F.J., Wolf, J. Hospital epidemic of hepatitis. Digest Dis Sci 3, 436–443 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02231259
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