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Euro Surveill. Hepatitis A outbreak in an Orthodox Jewish community in London, July 2010
Hepatitis A outbreak in an Orthodox Jewish community in London, July 2010 (Euro Surveill., abstract, edited)
[Source: Eurosurveillance.org, full text: <cite cite="http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19662">Eurosurveillance - View Article</cite>. Abstract, edited.]
Eurosurveillance, Volume 15, Issue 37, 16 September 2010
Rapid communications
Hepatitis A outbreak in an Orthodox Jewish community in London, July 2010
M Edelstein 1, D Turbitt 2, K Balogun 3, J Figueroa 4, G Nixon 1
1. North East and Central London Health Protection Unit, London, United Kingdom
2. North East and North Central Health Protection Unit, London, United Kingdom
3. Immunisation, Hepatitis and Blood Safety Department, Health Protection Agency Centre for Infections, London, United Kingdom
4. National Health Service City and Hackney Department of Public Health, London, United Kingdom
Citation style for this article: Edelstein M, Turbitt D, Balogun K, Figueroa J, Nixon G. Hepatitis A outbreak in an Orthodox Jewish community in London, July 2010. Euro Surveill. 2010;15(37):pii=19662. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/View...rticleId=19662
Date of submission: 06 September 2010
A cluster of hepatitis A cases in the Orthodox Jewish community in London, United Kingdom in July 2010 has triggered extensive contact tracing and vaccination. Two primary cases imported from a common source in Israel and three secondary cases have resulted in immunisation of over 900 contacts to date. Rapid response by local public health, primary care services and a dedicated community health team, and active hepatitis A vaccination rather than immunoglobulin treatment were used to avert a larger outbreak.
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[Source: Eurosurveillance.org, full text: <cite cite="http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19662">Eurosurveillance - View Article</cite>. Abstract, edited.]
Eurosurveillance, Volume 15, Issue 37, 16 September 2010
Rapid communications
Hepatitis A outbreak in an Orthodox Jewish community in London, July 2010
M Edelstein 1, D Turbitt 2, K Balogun 3, J Figueroa 4, G Nixon 1
1. North East and Central London Health Protection Unit, London, United Kingdom
2. North East and North Central Health Protection Unit, London, United Kingdom
3. Immunisation, Hepatitis and Blood Safety Department, Health Protection Agency Centre for Infections, London, United Kingdom
4. National Health Service City and Hackney Department of Public Health, London, United Kingdom
Citation style for this article: Edelstein M, Turbitt D, Balogun K, Figueroa J, Nixon G. Hepatitis A outbreak in an Orthodox Jewish community in London, July 2010. Euro Surveill. 2010;15(37):pii=19662. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/View...rticleId=19662
Date of submission: 06 September 2010
A cluster of hepatitis A cases in the Orthodox Jewish community in London, United Kingdom in July 2010 has triggered extensive contact tracing and vaccination. Two primary cases imported from a common source in Israel and three secondary cases have resulted in immunisation of over 900 contacts to date. Rapid response by local public health, primary care services and a dedicated community health team, and active hepatitis A vaccination rather than immunoglobulin treatment were used to avert a larger outbreak.
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