Epidemiological framework of viral hepatitis type A in Campania: perspectives of prevention and control of infections at the local level.

In the Region Campania (South Italy) the Hepatitis A infection reveals to be very present, despite of worldwide decreasing trend. Particularly Naples has a high incidence pathology as compared with other regional districts: the propose of this work is analysing the reasons by analysis of small but representative sample of this pathology. Health District of ASL Napoli 1 Center provides us with the notifications of this disease. The cases disease are attributable to consumption of contaminated shellfish purchased from mainly non-authorized dealers present on all city territory. A properly educational, of the population, increased repression control of dealers, careful monitoring of illegal dumping, can reduce the incidence of EVA in city live Naples.