An Outbreak of Hepatitis A among Young Adult Men in Cyprus.
hepatitis A
men having sex with men
outbreak
sexually transmitted diseases
Journal
Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland)
ISSN: 2076-0817
Titre abrégé: Pathogens
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101596317
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
23 Nov 2020
23 Nov 2020
Historique:
received:
20
10
2020
revised:
12
11
2020
accepted:
20
11
2020
entrez:
26
11
2020
pubmed:
27
11
2020
medline:
27
11
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Outbreaks of acute hepatitis A (AHA) have recently been reported in Europe among men who have sex with men (MSM). The aim of this work was to evaluate, for the first time, trends in the reported cases of AHA in Cyprus over the last seven years. We retrospectively studied all people reported with AHA in Cyprus between January 2013 and December 2019. Demographic data, type of transmission, vaccination status for HAV, laboratory and clinical data were analyzed. The asnalysis involved 33 AHA cases (age 32.7 ± 17.4 years, 78.8% males). An increase in AHA reports was observed between July 2017 and June 2018 when more than a third ( An increase in AHA reports occurred in Cyprus between July 2017 and June 2018. Many cases with AHA in that period were MSM. Enhanced surveillance and timely public health interventions, like vaccination and awareness promotion, are important for preventing future outbreaks.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Outbreaks of acute hepatitis A (AHA) have recently been reported in Europe among men who have sex with men (MSM). The aim of this work was to evaluate, for the first time, trends in the reported cases of AHA in Cyprus over the last seven years.
METHODS
METHODS
We retrospectively studied all people reported with AHA in Cyprus between January 2013 and December 2019. Demographic data, type of transmission, vaccination status for HAV, laboratory and clinical data were analyzed.
RESULTS
RESULTS
The asnalysis involved 33 AHA cases (age 32.7 ± 17.4 years, 78.8% males). An increase in AHA reports was observed between July 2017 and June 2018 when more than a third (
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
An increase in AHA reports occurred in Cyprus between July 2017 and June 2018. Many cases with AHA in that period were MSM. Enhanced surveillance and timely public health interventions, like vaccination and awareness promotion, are important for preventing future outbreaks.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33238551
pii: pathogens9110979
doi: 10.3390/pathogens9110979
pmc: PMC7700564
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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