Outbreak of < em > Corynebacterium diphtheriae < /em > among asylum seekers in Belgium in 2022: operational challenges and lessons learnt
Euro Surveill. 2023 Nov;28(44). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.44.2300130.ABSTRACTSince 2022, European countries have been facing an outbreak of mainly cutaneous diphtheria caused by toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae among asylum seekers. In Belgium, between 1 March and 31 December 2022, 25 cases of toxigenic C. diphtheriae infection were confirmed among asylum seekers, mostly among young males from Afghanistan. Multi-locus sequence typing showed that most isolates belonged to sequence types 574 or 377, similar to the majority of cases in other European countries. The investigation and management of the outbreak, wi...
Source: Euro Surveill - November 2, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: St éphanie Jacquinet Helena Martini Jean-Paul Mangion Sarah Neusy Aur élie Detollenaere Na ïma Hammami Lien Bruggeman Bart Hoorelbeke Denis Pierard Laura Cornelissen Source Type: research
Outbreak of < em > Corynebacterium diphtheriae < /em > among asylum seekers in Belgium in 2022: operational challenges and lessons learnt
Euro Surveill. 2023 Nov;28(44):2300130. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.44.2300130.ABSTRACTSince 2022, European countries have been facing an outbreak of mainly cutaneous diphtheria caused by toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae among asylum seekers. In Belgium, between 1 March and 31 December 2022, 25 cases of toxigenic C. diphtheriae infection were confirmed among asylum seekers, mostly among young males from Afghanistan. Multi-locus sequence typing showed that most isolates belonged to sequence types 574 or 377, similar to the majority of cases in other European countries. The investigation and management of the outb...
Source: Euro Surveill - November 2, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: St éphanie Jacquinet Helena Martini Jean-Paul Mangion Sarah Neusy Aur élie Detollenaere Na ïma Hammami Lien Bruggeman Bart Hoorelbeke Denis Pierard Laura Cornelissen Source Type: research
Outbreak of < em > Corynebacterium diphtheriae < /em > among asylum seekers in Belgium in 2022: operational challenges and lessons learnt
Euro Surveill. 2023 Nov;28(44):2300130. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.44.2300130.ABSTRACTSince 2022, European countries have been facing an outbreak of mainly cutaneous diphtheria caused by toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae among asylum seekers. In Belgium, between 1 March and 31 December 2022, 25 cases of toxigenic C. diphtheriae infection were confirmed among asylum seekers, mostly among young males from Afghanistan. Multi-locus sequence typing showed that most isolates belonged to sequence types 574 or 377, similar to the majority of cases in other European countries. The investigation and management of the outb...
Source: Euro Surveill - November 2, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: St éphanie Jacquinet Helena Martini Jean-Paul Mangion Sarah Neusy Aur élie Detollenaere Na ïma Hammami Lien Bruggeman Bart Hoorelbeke Denis Pierard Laura Cornelissen Source Type: research
Outbreak of < em > Corynebacterium diphtheriae < /em > among asylum seekers in Belgium in 2022: operational challenges and lessons learnt
Euro Surveill. 2023 Nov;28(44):2300130. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.44.2300130.ABSTRACTSince 2022, European countries have been facing an outbreak of mainly cutaneous diphtheria caused by toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae among asylum seekers. In Belgium, between 1 March and 31 December 2022, 25 cases of toxigenic C. diphtheriae infection were confirmed among asylum seekers, mostly among young males from Afghanistan. Multi-locus sequence typing showed that most isolates belonged to sequence types 574 or 377, similar to the majority of cases in other European countries. The investigation and management of the outb...
Source: Euro Surveill - November 2, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: St éphanie Jacquinet Helena Martini Jean-Paul Mangion Sarah Neusy Aur élie Detollenaere Na ïma Hammami Lien Bruggeman Bart Hoorelbeke Denis Pierard Laura Cornelissen Source Type: research
Outbreak of < em > Corynebacterium diphtheriae < /em > among asylum seekers in Belgium in 2022: operational challenges and lessons learnt
Euro Surveill. 2023 Nov;28(44):2300130. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.44.2300130.ABSTRACTSince 2022, European countries have been facing an outbreak of mainly cutaneous diphtheria caused by toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae among asylum seekers. In Belgium, between 1 March and 31 December 2022, 25 cases of toxigenic C. diphtheriae infection were confirmed among asylum seekers, mostly among young males from Afghanistan. Multi-locus sequence typing showed that most isolates belonged to sequence types 574 or 377, similar to the majority of cases in other European countries. The investigation and management of the outb...
Source: Euro Surveill - November 2, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: St éphanie Jacquinet Helena Martini Jean-Paul Mangion Sarah Neusy Aur élie Detollenaere Na ïma Hammami Lien Bruggeman Bart Hoorelbeke Denis Pierard Laura Cornelissen Source Type: research
Outbreak of < em > Corynebacterium diphtheriae < /em > among asylum seekers in Belgium in 2022: operational challenges and lessons learnt
Euro Surveill. 2023 Nov;28(44):2300130. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.44.2300130.ABSTRACTSince 2022, European countries have been facing an outbreak of mainly cutaneous diphtheria caused by toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae among asylum seekers. In Belgium, between 1 March and 31 December 2022, 25 cases of toxigenic C. diphtheriae infection were confirmed among asylum seekers, mostly among young males from Afghanistan. Multi-locus sequence typing showed that most isolates belonged to sequence types 574 or 377, similar to the majority of cases in other European countries. The investigation and management of the outb...
Source: Euro Surveill - November 2, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: St éphanie Jacquinet Helena Martini Jean-Paul Mangion Sarah Neusy Aur élie Detollenaere Na ïma Hammami Lien Bruggeman Bart Hoorelbeke Denis Pierard Laura Cornelissen Source Type: research
