Literature DB >> 27378366

Varicella outbreak in Sudanese refugees from Calais.

O Lesens1,2, O Baud3,4, C Henquell5,6, A Lhermet Nurse1, J Beytout1.   

Abstract

We describe an outbreak of varicella in 31 Sudanese refugees (all except one were male, mean age: 26 ± 1), from the Calais migrant camp and sheltered in a French transit area. The attack rate was 39%. Adults are scantly immunized against varicella zoster virus in East Africa and may be exposed to epidemics once in France. © International Society of Travel Medicine, 2016. All rights reserved. Published by Oxford University Press. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.

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Keywords:  Varicella; chiken pox; outbreak; refugee; varicella Zoster Virus

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Year:  2016        PMID: 27378366     DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taw042

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Travel Med        ISSN: 1195-1982            Impact factor:   8.490


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7.  Measles, Rubella and Varicella IgG Seroprevalence in a Large Refugee Cohort in Germany in 2015: A Cross-Sectional Study.

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Review 8.  Impact of the Refugee Crisis on the Greek Healthcare System: A Long Road to Ithaca.

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9.  An outbreak of chickenpox in an asylum seeker centre in Italy: outbreak investigation and validity of reported chickenpox history, December 2015-May 2016.

Authors:  Francesco Vairo; Virginia Di Bari; Vincenzo Panella; Giuseppe Quintavalle; Saul Torchia; Maria Cristina Serra; Maria Teresa Sinopoli; Maurizio Lopalco; Giancarlo Ceccarelli; Federica Ferraro; Sabrina Valle; Licia Bordi; Maria Rosaria Capobianchi; Vincenzo Puro; Paola Scognamiglio; Giuseppe Ippolito
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Review 10.  Migrant and refugee populations: a public health and policy perspective on a continuing global crisis.

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