Probable nipa palm wine-associated hepatitis a outbreak after attending a funeral ceremony in Sabah

• Main Authors: Muhammad Jikal, Daisuke Mori, Ahmad Faudzi Yusoff, Sarawasthi Bina Rai, M. Hafiz Mukhsam, Ismail Ali, Liza Abd Latif, Alfred A. S. Perianayagam, Esther Bernad, Cynthia C. E. Bailon, Lim, Guan Lee, Vielerian Fredolin, Kamruddin Ahmed
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2021
• Subjects: RA1-1270 Public aspects of medicine
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32606/1/Probable%20nipa%20palm%20wine-associated%20hepatitis%20a%20outbreak%20after%20attending%20a%20funeral%20ceremony%20in%20Sabah%20_ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32606/; https://www.ajtmh.org/view/journals/tpmd/105/3/article-p777.xml; https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.21-0036

Foodborne outbreaks of hepatitis A virus (HAV) are most commonly associated with fresh and frozen produce and with various types of shellfish. Alcoholic beverage-borne outbreaks of hepatitis A are extremely rare. Here, we report an outbreak of hepatitis A associated with the consumption of a traditi...