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Hepatitis virus infection in flying airline personnel.
Aviat Space Environ Med. 1982 Jun; 53(6):587-90.AS

Abstract

Sera of 1126 flying personnel of an airline were tested for signs of ongoing or past infections with hepatitis B virus (HBV) or with hepatitis A virus (HAV). The prevalence of anti-HA antibodies was similar in all professional categories of flying personnel and the same or slightly lower than in Swiss blood donors. The frequency of immune markers identifying HBV immunity was similar in pilots, flight-engineers, and female flight attendants compared to Swiss blood donors. However, HBV immunity was clearly more prevalent in male flight attendants. Within 1 year, 13 of 2624 flying personnel had acute hepatitis. This higher-than-average incidence of hepatitis amongst flying personnel compared to the Swiss population was mainly due to a high incidence of hepatitis B amongst male flight attendants. Their special life-styles might be responsible for the high prevalence of HBV immunity and for the high incidence of hepatitis B.

Authors

Holdener F
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Grob PJ
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Joller-Jemelka HI
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MeSH

AdultAerospace MedicineAge FactorsAviationFemaleHepatitis AHepatitis BHumansMaleMiddle AgedSex FactorsSwitzerland

Pub Type(s)

Comparative Study
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

7115245

Citation

Holdener, F, et al. "Hepatitis Virus Infection in Flying Airline Personnel." Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, vol. 53, no. 6, 1982, pp. 587-90.
Holdener F, Grob PJ, Joller-Jemelka HI. Hepatitis virus infection in flying airline personnel. Aviat Space Environ Med. 1982;53(6):587-90.
Holdener, F., Grob, P. J., & Joller-Jemelka, H. I. (1982). Hepatitis virus infection in flying airline personnel. Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, 53(6), 587-90.
Holdener F, Grob PJ, Joller-Jemelka HI. Hepatitis Virus Infection in Flying Airline Personnel. Aviat Space Environ Med. 1982;53(6):587-90. PubMed PMID: 7115245.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Hepatitis virus infection in flying airline personnel. AU - Holdener,F, AU - Grob,P J, AU - Joller-Jemelka,H I, PY - 1982/6/1/pubmed PY - 1982/6/1/medline PY - 1982/6/1/entrez SP - 587 EP - 90 JF - Aviation, space, and environmental medicine JO - Aviat Space Environ Med VL - 53 IS - 6 N2 - Sera of 1126 flying personnel of an airline were tested for signs of ongoing or past infections with hepatitis B virus (HBV) or with hepatitis A virus (HAV). The prevalence of anti-HA antibodies was similar in all professional categories of flying personnel and the same or slightly lower than in Swiss blood donors. The frequency of immune markers identifying HBV immunity was similar in pilots, flight-engineers, and female flight attendants compared to Swiss blood donors. However, HBV immunity was clearly more prevalent in male flight attendants. Within 1 year, 13 of 2624 flying personnel had acute hepatitis. This higher-than-average incidence of hepatitis amongst flying personnel compared to the Swiss population was mainly due to a high incidence of hepatitis B amongst male flight attendants. Their special life-styles might be responsible for the high prevalence of HBV immunity and for the high incidence of hepatitis B. SN - 0095-6562 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/7115245/Hepatitis_virus_infection_in_flying_airline_personnel_ L2 - http://www.diseaseinfosearch.org/result/3332 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -