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Keeping in mind that, unlike many bacteria, viruses do not multiply in food, it is impressive that more than 100 persons were confirmed as having hepatitis A infection during this outbreak. In this relatively affluent community of single family dwellings, secondary cases were rare. A subsequent outbreak associated with an elementary school in a much poorer area resulted in multiple generations of cases over more than a year's period of time.

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