The Syrian refugees crisis brings challenges to the health authorities in Europe: hepatitis A virus is a case in point

Eur J Epidemiol. 2016 Jul;31(7):711-4. doi: 10.1007/s10654-016-0163-5. Epub 2016 May 18.

Authors

Nada Melhem¹, Khalil Kreidieh¹, Sami Ramia²

Affiliations

¹ Medical Laboratory Sciences Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, P.O Box 11-0236, Riad El Solh, Beirut, 1107 2020, Lebanon.
² Medical Laboratory Sciences Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, P.O Box 11-0236, Riad El Solh, Beirut, 1107 2020, Lebanon. [email protected].

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Disease Outbreaks / prevention & control*
Europe / epidemiology
Hepatitis A / epidemiology*
Hepatitis A / mortality
Hepatitis A / prevention & control*
Hepatitis A / virology
Hepatitis A Vaccines / administration & dosage*
Hepatitis A virus* / pathogenicity
Humans
Incidence
Prevalence
Public Health
Refugees* / statistics & numerical data
Risk Factors
Syria / ethnology

Substances

Hepatitis A Vaccines