Major Outbreak of Hepatitis A Associated with Orange Juice among Tourists, Egypt, 2004

In 2004, a major outbreak of hepatitis A among tourists returning from Egypt involved 351 case-patients from 9 European countries who were infected with a single strain (genotype 1b). The case-control study identified orange juice as the most likely infection vehicle. Vaccination against hepatitis A...

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Autores principales: Frank, Christina, Walter, Jan, Muehlen, Marion, Jansen, Andreas, van Treeck, Ulrich, Hauri, Anja M., Zoellner, Iris, Rakha, Magda, Hoehne, Marina, Hamouda, Osamah, Schreier, Eckart, Stark, Klaus
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Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2725821/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17370535
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1301.060487
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author Frank, Christina
Walter, Jan
Muehlen, Marion
Jansen, Andreas
van Treeck, Ulrich
Hauri, Anja M.
Zoellner, Iris
Rakha, Magda
Hoehne, Marina
Hamouda, Osamah
Schreier, Eckart
Stark, Klaus
author_facet Frank, Christina
Walter, Jan
Muehlen, Marion
Jansen, Andreas
van Treeck, Ulrich
Hauri, Anja M.
Zoellner, Iris
Rakha, Magda
Hoehne, Marina
Hamouda, Osamah
Schreier, Eckart
Stark, Klaus
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description In 2004, a major outbreak of hepatitis A among tourists returning from Egypt involved 351 case-patients from 9 European countries who were infected with a single strain (genotype 1b). The case-control study identified orange juice as the most likely infection vehicle. Vaccination against hepatitis A virus is strongly recommended before travel to disease-endemic areas.
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spelling pubmed-27258212009-09-10 Major Outbreak of Hepatitis A Associated with Orange Juice among Tourists, Egypt, 2004 Frank, Christina Walter, Jan Muehlen, Marion Jansen, Andreas van Treeck, Ulrich Hauri, Anja M. Zoellner, Iris Rakha, Magda Hoehne, Marina Hamouda, Osamah Schreier, Eckart Stark, Klaus Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch In 2004, a major outbreak of hepatitis A among tourists returning from Egypt involved 351 case-patients from 9 European countries who were infected with a single strain (genotype 1b). The case-control study identified orange juice as the most likely infection vehicle. Vaccination against hepatitis A virus is strongly recommended before travel to disease-endemic areas. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-01 /pmc/articles/PMC2725821/ /pubmed/17370535 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1301.060487 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Dispatch
Frank, Christina
Walter, Jan
Muehlen, Marion
Jansen, Andreas
van Treeck, Ulrich
Hauri, Anja M.
Zoellner, Iris
Rakha, Magda
Hoehne, Marina
Hamouda, Osamah
Schreier, Eckart
Stark, Klaus
Major Outbreak of Hepatitis A Associated with Orange Juice among Tourists, Egypt, 2004
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title_full Major Outbreak of Hepatitis A Associated with Orange Juice among Tourists, Egypt, 2004
title_fullStr Major Outbreak of Hepatitis A Associated with Orange Juice among Tourists, Egypt, 2004
title_full_unstemmed Major Outbreak of Hepatitis A Associated with Orange Juice among Tourists, Egypt, 2004
title_short Major Outbreak of Hepatitis A Associated with Orange Juice among Tourists, Egypt, 2004
title_sort major outbreak of hepatitis a associated with orange juice among tourists, egypt, 2004
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2725821/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17370535
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1301.060487
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