Changes in the epidemiology of hepatitis A: Clinical and preventive implications.

Introduction And Objectives: Hepatitis A Virus Infection (HAI) has been related to the hygienic-sanitary situation of an area, the changes in the epidemiology of HAI in the province of Guadalajara between 1991 and 2017 are analyzed.

Materials And Methods: Cases of HAI declared between 1991 and 2017 in Guadalajara were included. The variables analyzed were age, sex, environment, risk factors for HAI and need for hospitalization.

Measles outbreak in the sanitary area of Guadalajara (Spain): difficulty in microbiological diagnosis in the era of its elimination.

Introduction: In Spain, like in other countries where endemic measles has been eliminated, there is a need for available diagnostic tolos for confirming any cases in order to prevent and control its transmission. We describe the different microbiological tests used for the diagnosis of measles during an outbreak that occurred in 2019 in the province of Guadalajara (Spain).

Methods: Serological and molecular tests were performed at the Microbiology laboratory of the Guadalajara University Hospital and at the National Center for Microbiology of the Carlos III Health Institute (Majadahonda, Spain).

Measles outbreak in the sanitary area of Guadalajara (Spain): Difficulty in microbiological diagnosis in the era of its elimination.

Introduction: In Spain, like in other countries where endemic measles has been eliminated, there is a need for available diagnostic tools for confirming any cases in order to prevent and control its transmission. We describe the different microbiological tests used for the diagnosis of measles during an outbreak that occurred in 2019 in the province of Guadalajara (Spain).

Methods: Serological and molecular tests were performed at the Microbiology laboratory of the Guadalajara University Hospital and at the National Center for Microbiology of the Carlos III Health Institute (Majadahonda, Spain).