title: Hepatitis A Outbreak in Europe: Imported Frozen Berry Mix Suspected to be the Source of At least One Infection in Austria in 2013.
abstract: We tested 19 sera from Austrian patients with acute hepatitis A. A serum from a 48-year-old female patient yielded HAV-nucleic acid that showed 99.7% homology to the HAV-sequence obtained from samples taken during the current outbreak in several European countries, which is associated with consumption of frozen berries. So far, Austria was considered not to be affected by this hepatitis A outbreak.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Medical Center Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Wenzel
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Medical Center Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schemmerer
authors.affiliation: Institut für Medizinisch-Chemische Labordiagnostik, Paracelsus Medizinische Privatuniversität Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oberkofler
authors.affiliation: Analyse BioLab, Elisabethinen Hospital Linz, Linz, Austria.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kerschner
authors.affiliation: Institut für Labordiagnostik und Mikrobiologie, Klinikum Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt, Austria.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.affiliation: Institut für Hygiene, Mikrobiologie und Umweltmedizin, Medizinische Universität Graz, Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Koidl
authors.affiliation: Österreichische Agentur für Gesundheit und Ernährungssicherheit (AGES), Spargelfeldstraße 191 A-1220, Vienna, Austria. franz.allerberger@ages.at.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Allerberger
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001317:Austria / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D005628:Frozen Foods / Q000821:virology*; D005638:Fruit / Q000821:virology*; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology*; D017957:Hepatitis A Virus, Human / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D058889:Molecular Typing; D010802:Phylogeny; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral
keywords: Berries; Genotyping; Hepatitis A; Outbreak