Giuseppe
Emeritus
[Source: Eurosurveillance, full text: (LINK). Abstract, edited.]
N Fournet (
)<SUP>1</SUP><SUP>,2</SUP>, D Baas<SUP>3</SUP>, W van Pelt<SUP>1</SUP>, C Swaan<SUP>4</SUP>, H J Ober<SUP>5</SUP>, L Isken<SUP>4</SUP>, J Cremer<SUP>3</SUP>, I Friesema<SUP>1</SUP>, H Vennema<SUP>3</SUP>, I Boxman<SUP>5</SUP>, M Koopmans<SUP>3</SUP>, L Verhoef<SUP>3</SUP>
Citation style for this article: Fournet N, Baas D, van Pelt W, Swaan C, Ober HJ, Isken L, Cremer J, Friesema I, Vennema H, Boxman I, Koopmans M, Verhoef L. Another possible food-borne outbreak of hepatitis A in the Netherlands indicated by two closely related molecular sequences, July to October 2011. Euro Surveill. 2012;17(6)
ii=20079. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=20079
Date of submission: 27 January 2012 <HR>In November 2011, a cluster of initially five cases of hepatitis A infection with closely related strains was identified in the Netherlands. England reported possibly related cases. Strains with identical sequences had been involved in previous outbreaks linked to semi-dried tomatoes. Investigation of the Dutch cluster suggested a link with ready-to-eat salads including those containing semi-dried tomatoes. Despite trace-back, a source was not identified. Vigilance is needed, and rapid sharing of data may help source-tracing.
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Eurosurveillance, Volume 17, Issue 6, 09 February 2012
Rapid communications
Another possible food-borne outbreak of hepatitis A in the Netherlands indicated by two closely related molecular sequences, July to October 2011
Rapid communications
Another possible food-borne outbreak of hepatitis A in the Netherlands indicated by two closely related molecular sequences, July to October 2011
N Fournet (
- Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit, Center for Infectious Diseases Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu, RIVM), Bilthoven, the Netherlands
- European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden
- Laboratory for Infectious Diseases and Screening, Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu, RIVM), Bilthoven, the Netherlands
- Preparedness and Response Unit, Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu, RIVM), Bilthoven, the Netherlands
- Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (Nederlandse Voedsel en Waren Autoriteit), Utrecht, the Netherlands
Citation style for this article: Fournet N, Baas D, van Pelt W, Swaan C, Ober HJ, Isken L, Cremer J, Friesema I, Vennema H, Boxman I, Koopmans M, Verhoef L. Another possible food-borne outbreak of hepatitis A in the Netherlands indicated by two closely related molecular sequences, July to October 2011. Euro Surveill. 2012;17(6)
ii=20079. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=20079 Date of submission: 27 January 2012 <HR>In November 2011, a cluster of initially five cases of hepatitis A infection with closely related strains was identified in the Netherlands. England reported possibly related cases. Strains with identical sequences had been involved in previous outbreaks linked to semi-dried tomatoes. Investigation of the Dutch cluster suggested a link with ready-to-eat salads including those containing semi-dried tomatoes. Despite trace-back, a source was not identified. Vigilance is needed, and rapid sharing of data may help source-tracing.