Hepatitis A among refugees, asylum seekers and migrants living in hosting facilities, Greece, April to December 2016.
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.
Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (HCDCP), Athens, Greece.
Kassiani
K
Mellou
Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (HCDCP), Athens, Greece.
Anthi
A
Chrisostomou
Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (HCDCP), Athens, Greece.
Theologia
T
Sideroglou
Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (HCDCP), Athens, Greece.
Theano
T
Georgakopoulou
University of Thessaly, Medical School, Larisa, Greece.
Maria
M
Kyritsi
University of Thessaly, Medical School, Larisa, Greece.
Christos
C
Hadjichristodoulou
Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (HCDCP), Athens, Greece.|National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece.
Sotirios
S
Tsiodras
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018563:Disease Notification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006115:Greece / Q000453:epidemiology; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D017957:Hepatitis A Virus, Human / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D019221:Mandatory Reporting; D011634:Public Health; D012036:Refugees / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult