mardi 15 avril 2014

Outbreak of hepatitis A in EU/EEA countries - Second update

Since 1 January 2013, 1 315 cases of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection have been reported by 11 Member States as potentially linked to the ongoing HAV outbreak. Of these, 240 were confirmed outbreak cases,sharing the same sequence KF182323 at the junction VP1-2a of the viral genome. When first declared, the outbreak was associated with travel to Italy. In addition to Italy, seven other Member States have now reported cases with no travel history: France, Germany, Ireland, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden and the UK.



EFSA - Technical Report: Outbreak of hepatitis A in EU/EEA countries – Second update, 11 April 2014



Read the report : http://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/supporting/doc/581e.pdf

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