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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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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/8983
ISSN: 1560-7917
DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.27.1800329

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2018

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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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Food-borne infections Hepatitis A Hepatitis A virus Imported viral diseases Outbreaks Travel

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Adult Europe Female Hepatitis A Hepatitis A virus Humans Male Morocco Vaccination Disease Outbreaks Travel

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Euro Surveill. 2018 Jul;23(27).

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Centro Nacional de Microbiología (CNM)
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https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.27.1800329

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