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: Gassowski, Martyna, Michaelis, Kai, Wenzel, Jürgen J, Faber, Mirko, Figoni, Julie, Mouna, Lina, Friesema, Ingrid, Vennema, Harry, Avellón, Ana, Varela, Carmen, Sundqvist, Lena, Lundberg Ederth, Josefine, Plunkett, James, Balogun, Koye, Ngui, Siew Lin, Midgley, Sofie Elisabeth, Gillesberg Lassen, Sofie, Müller, Luise
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)
Repositorio:Repisalud
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repisalud.isciii.es:20.500.12105/8983
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/8983
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Adult
Europe
Female
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A virus
Humans
Male
Morocco
Vaccination
Disease Outbreaks
Travel
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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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