Cluster of hepatitis A cases among travellers returning from Egypt, Belgium, September through November 2008

E Robesyn; M I Micalessi; S Quoilin; M Naranjo; I Thomas

doi:10.2807/ese.14.03.19095-en

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Cluster of hepatitis A cases among travellers returning from Egypt, Belgium, September through November 2008
E Robesyn¹ , M I Micalessi² , S Quoilin² , M Naranjo² , I Thomas²
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Affiliations: ¹ Flemish Agency for Care and Health, Department of Public Health Surveillance, Infectious Disease Control Unit, Brussels, Belgium ² Scientific Institute of Public Health, Brussels, Belgium

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E Robesyn
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Citation style for this article: Robesyn E, Micalessi M I, Quoilin S, Naranjo M, Thomas I. Cluster of hepatitis A cases among travellers returning from Egypt, Belgium, September through November 2008. Euro Surveill. 2009;14(3):pii=19095. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.14.03.19095-en Received: 20 Jan 2009

Abstract

Following a European alert by France, we detected a hepatitis A cluster in Belgian travellers returning from Egypt. Our investigation supports the hypothesis of a common source outbreak, linked to Nile river cruises. The outbreak also suggests the need to consider an intensification of the vaccination policy for travellers to hepatitis A endemic countries.