TY - JOUR
TI - Hepatitis a among refugees, asylum seekers and migrants living in hosting facilities, Greece, April to December 2016
AU - Mellou, K.
AU - Chrisostomou, A.
AU - Sideroglou, T.
AU - Georgakopoulou, T.
AU - Kyritsi, M.
AU - Hadjichristodoulou, C.
AU - Tsiodras, S.
JO - Eurosurveillance
PY - 2017
VL - 22
TODO - 4
SP - null
PB - European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
SN - 1025-496X, 1560-7917
TODO - 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.4.30448
TODO - alanine aminotransferase;  aspartate aminotransferase;  hepatitis A vaccine, adolescent;  adult;  Article;  asylum seeker;  child;  enzyme linked immunosorbent assay;  female;  geographic pathology;  Greece;  groups by age;  hepatitis A;  Hepatitis A virus;  human;  hygiene;  infant;  laboratory test;  major clinical study;  male;  migrant;  molecular typing;  nonhuman;  public health;  real time polymerase chain reaction;  refugee;  Syrian;  vaccination;  communicable disease control;  disease notification;  Disease Outbreaks;  genetics;  genotype;  hepatitis A;  isolation and purification;  mandatory reporting;  newborn;  preschool child;  preventive health service;  statistics and numerical data;  young adult, Adolescent;  Adult;  Child;  Child, Preschool;  Communicable Disease Control;  Disease Notification;  Disease Outbreaks;  Emigrants and Immigrants;  Female;  Genotype;  Greece;  Hepatitis A;  Hepatitis A Virus, Human;  Humans;  Immunization Programs;  Infant;  Infant, Newborn;  Male;  Mandatory Reporting;  Public Health;  Refugees;  Young Adult
TODO - An increased number of hepatitis A cases among refugees, asylum seekers and migrants residing in hosting facilities in Greece were recorded between April and December 2016. In total, 177 laboratory-confirmed symptomatic cases were reported; of these, 149 (84%) occurred in hosting camps mostly among Syrian children under 15 years. All cases reported symptom onset after their entry into the country. Public health interventions focused on hygiene measures and vaccination. © European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). All rights reserved.
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