Major Outbreak of Hepatitis A Associated with Orange Juice among Tourists, Egypt, 2004

Major Outbreak of Hepatitis A Associated with Orange Juice among Tourists, Egypt, 2004

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...

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Main Authors: Frank, Christina, Walter, Jan, Muehlen, Marion, Jansen, Andreas, van Treeck, Ulrich, Hauri, Anja M., Zoellner, Iris, Rakha, Magda, Hoehne, Marina, Hamouda, Osamah, Schreier, Eckart, Stark, Klaus
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2725821/

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