Hepatitis a outbreak in an Orthodox Jewish community in London, July 2010

Michael Edelstein; D. Turbitt; K. Balogun; J. Figueroa; G. Nixon

Hepatitis a outbreak in an Orthodox Jewish community in London, July 2010

Michael Edelstein, D. Turbitt, K. Balogun, J. Figueroa, G. Nixon^*

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A cluster of hepatitis A cases in the Orthodox Jewish community in London, United Kingdom in July 2010 has triggered extensive contact tracing and vaccination. Two primary cases imported from a common source in Israel and three secondary cases have resulted in immunisation of over 900 contacts to date. Rapid response by local public health, primary care services and a dedicated community health team, and active hepatitis A vaccination rather than immunoglobulin treatment were used to avert a larger outbreak.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-4
Number of pages	4
Journal	Eurosurveillance
Volume	15
Issue number	37
Publication status	Published - 16 Sept 2010

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