An outbreak of hepatitis A associated with a contaminated well in a middle school, Guangxi, China.

Background: In May 2012, an outbreak of viral hepatitis A was reported to the Guangxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention from a middle school in Liujiang County. An investigation was conducted to identify the cause and mode of transmission and to recommend control and prevention measures.

Methods: A case was defined as any person from the middle school with onset of fatigue, anorexia, abdominal pain, diarrhoea or jaundice from 20 February to 20 May 2012.

The three networks framework to deal with public health emergencies in Guangxi, China.

Objective: To improve the detection and control of infectious diseases in Guangxi, China.

Setting/participants: Guangxi province in southwest China has almost 50 million people, of whom approximately 30% reside in urban and 70% in rural areas. There are 12 minority nationality groups living in the region.