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

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Journal: Eurosurveillance
[저자] Martyna Gassowski, Kai Michaelis, Jürgen J. Wenzel, Mirko Faber, Julie Figoni, Lina Mouna, Ingrid HM Friesema, Harry Vennema, Ana Avellon, Carmen Varela, Lena Sundqvist, Josefine Lundberg Ederth, James Plunkett, Koye Balogun, Siew Lin Ngui, Sofie Elisabeth Midgley, Sofie Gillesberg Lassen, Luise Müller
[Category] A형 간염, Fulltext,
PMC URL    Pubmed URL    [DOI] 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.27.1800329    
[Source] PMC

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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【저자키워드】 Outbreaks, Travel, hepatitis A, hepatitis A virus, food-borne infections, imported viral diseases,