Travel-associated hepatitis A in Europe, 2009 to 2015.
Conclusion: Travel is still a major risk factor for HAV infection in the EU/EEA, although the risk of infection may have slightly decreased in recent years. Children younger than 15 years accounted for a large proportion of cases and should be prioritised for vaccination.
PMID: 29871720 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Euro Surveill - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Beauté J, Westrell T, Schmid D, Müller L, Epstein J, Kontio M, Couturier E, Faber M, Mellou K, Borg ML, Friesema I, Vold L, Severi E Tags: Euro Surveill Source Type: research
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