Major outbreak of hepatitis A associated with orange juice among tourists, Egypt, 2004

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作者
Frank, Christina [1 ]
Walter, Jan
Muehlen, Marion
Jansen, Andreas
van Treeck, Ulrich
Hauri, Anja M.
Zoellner, Iris
Rakha, Magda
Hoehne, Marina
Hamouda, Osamah
Schreier, Eckart
Stark, Klaus
机构
[1] Robert Koch Inst, Dept Infect Dis Epidemiol, D-13353 Berlin, Germany
[2] State N Rhine Westphalia, Inst Publ Hlth, Munster, Germany
[3] Hesse State Hlth Off, Dillenburg, Germany
[4] State Hlth Author State Baden Wuerttemberg, Stuttgart, Germany
[5] Minist Hlth & Populat, Cairo, Egypt
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10.3201/eid1301.060487
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 [免疫学];
摘要
In 2004, a major outbreak of hepatitis A among tourists returning from Egypt involved 351 case-patients from 9 European countries who were infected with a single strain (genotype 1b). The case-control study identified orange juice as the most likely infection vehicle. Vaccination against hepatitis A virus is strongly recommended before travel to disease-endemic areas.
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