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

Gassowski, Martyna; Michaelis, Kai; Wenzel, Jürgen J.; Faber, Mirko; Figoni, Julie; Mouna, Lina; Friesema, Ingrid H. M.; 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

2018-07-05Zeitschriftenartikel

Gassowski, Martyna

Michaelis, Kai

Wenzel, Jürgen J.

Faber, Mirko

Figoni, Julie

Mouna, Lina

Friesema, Ingrid H. M.

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

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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