Two concurrent outbreaks of hepatitis A highlight the risk of infection for non-immune travellers to Morocco, January to June 2018

From January to June 2018, two ongoing hepatitis A outbreaks affected travellers returning from Morocco and cases in Europe without travel history, resulting in 163 patients in eight European countries. Most interviewed travel-related cases were unaware of the hepatitis A risk in Morocco. Molecular...

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Autores principales: Gassowski, Martyna, Michaelis, Kai, Wenzel, Jürgen J., Faber, Mirko, Figoni, Julie, Mouna, Lina, Friesema, Ingrid HM, Vennema, Harry, Avellon, Ana, Varela, Carmen, Sundqvist, Lena, Lundberg Ederth, Josefine, Plunkett, James, Balogun, Koye, Ngui, Siew Lin, Midgley, Sofie Elisabeth, Gillesberg Lassen, Sofie, Müller, Luise
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2018
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Rapid Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6152161/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29991381
http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.27.1800329
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Sumario:From January to June 2018, two ongoing hepatitis A outbreaks affected travellers returning from Morocco and cases in Europe without travel history, resulting in 163 patients in eight European countries. Most interviewed travel-related cases were unaware of the hepatitis A risk in Morocco. Molecular analysis revealed two distinct hepatitis A virus (HAV) strains (subgenotype IA DK2018_231; subgenotype IB V18–16428). Vaccination recommendations should be emphasised to increase awareness among non-immune travellers to Morocco and HAV-endemic countries.

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