ena-STUDY-PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND-05-05-2021-16:20:51:318-203
Hepatitis A outbreak associated with consumption of dates, England and Wales, January 2021 to April 2021
An outbreak of genetically related hepatitis A virus (HAV) infections amongst people with no travel history was identified by the Public Health England (PHE) Virus Reference Department (VRD). Separately Health Protection Teams (HPT) reported a large number of cases who had reported consumption of dates. Here we describe the findings of investigations to date, including case characteristics, phylogenetics, results of analytical studies, and control measures.
An outbreak of genetically related hepatitis A virus (HAV) infections amongst people with no travel history was identified by the Public Health England (PHE) Virus Reference Department (VRD). Separately Health Protection Teams (HPT) reported a large number of cases who had reported consumption of dates. Here we describe the findings of investigations to date, including case characteristics, phylogenetics, results of analytical studies, and control measures.