Hepatitis A outbreak in Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, August 2012 - April 2013

Z Dakic; S Musa

doi:10.2807/ese.18.21.20486-en

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Hepatitis A outbreak in Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, August 2012 - April 2013
Z Dakic¹ , S Musa²
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Affiliations: ¹ Health Center Bijeljina, Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina ² Institute for Public Health Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Z Dakic
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Citation style for this article: Dakic Z, Musa S. Hepatitis A outbreak in Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, August 2012 - April 2013 . Euro Surveill. 2013;18(21):pii=20486. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.18.21.20486-en Received: 04 Apr 2013

Abstract

From August 2012-April 2013, an outbreak of hepatitis A with 28 laboratory-confirmed cases occurred in Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The index case was in a seven year old child from the local Roma community. Cases were 7-70 years old, 7-15 year-olds (9 cases) were the most affected age group. The event highlights the susceptibility of the population due to reduced hepatitis A virus circulation with consecutive lower immunity in the population in the past years.