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Use of passive samplers as sewage surveillance tool to monitor a hepatitis A outbreak at a school in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Oct 2022 - March 2023.
BMC infectious diseases - 27 Sept 2024
de Jong Maarten, van der Loeff Maarten F Schim, Schilperoort Rémy, Vennema Harry, van der Weijden Charlie, Langeveld Jeroen, Welkers Matthijs, Prins Maria, de Roda Husman Ana Maria, Fanoy Ewout, Medema Gertjan
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BACKGROUND: Enteric hepatitis A virus (HAV) infections during childhood are often asymptomatic but may cause severe illness in adults. To improve public health surveillance we assessed the applicability of sewage monitoring during an HAV outbreak at a primary school. METHODS: Between October 19 and December 27, 2022, five symptomatic HAV cases were notified to the Public Health Service Amsterdam; all attended the...
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