Foodborne hepatitis A outbreak associated with bakery products in northern Germany, 2012

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-375309
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.37530

Harries, M. ; Monazahian, M. ; Wenzel, Jürgen J.

; Jilg, Wolfgang ; Weber, M. ; Ehlers, J. ; Dreesman, J. ; Mertens, E.

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Abstract

In October 2012, a hepatitis A (HA) outbreak with 83 laboratory-confirmed cases occurred in Lower Saxony. We defined primary outbreak cases as people with laboratory-confirmed HA and symptom onset between 8 October and 12 November 2012, residing in or visiting the affected districts. Secondary outbreak cases were persons with symptom onset after 12 November 2012 and close contact with primary ...