# Commission Implementing Decision of 8 August 2012 amending Decision 2002/253/EC laying down case definitions for reporting communicable diseases to the Community network under Decision No 2119/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2012) 5538) (Text with EEA relevance) (2012/506/EU), Division: GI-HEP: Hepatitis

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Hepatitis must meet the following criterion:
Patient has at least two of the following signs or symptoms with no other recognised cause: fever (> 38 °C), anorexia, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, jaundice, or history of transfusion within the previous 3 months
AND at least one of the following:
positive antigen or antibody test for hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or delta hepatitis
abnormal liver function tests (e.g. elevated ALT/AST, bilirubin)
cytomegalovirus (CMV) detected in urine or oropharyngeal secretions

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2012/506/annex/division/3/division/3.1/division/3.1.7/division/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-506/annex/division-3/division-3.1/division-3.1.7/division-4
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