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Resurgence of an international hepatitis A outbreak linked to imported frozen strawberries, Germany, 2018 to 2020.
Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin - 1 Sept 2020
Ruscher Claudia, Faber Mirko, Werber Dirk, Stark Klaus, Bitzegeio Julia, Michaelis Kai, Sagebiel Daniel, Wenzel Jürgen J, Enkelmann Julia
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Following outbreaks linked to frozen strawberries in Sweden and Austria in 2018, 65 cases linked to the same hepatitis A virus strain were detected in Germany between October 2018 and January 2020, presenting in two waves. Two case-control studies and a comparison of cases' consumption frequencies with purchase data from a large consumer panel provided strong evidence for frozen strawberry cake as the main...
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