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Unusual increase in reported cases of paratyphoid A fever among travellers returning from Cambodia, January to September 2013.

Tourdjman, M; Le Hello, S; Gossner, C; Delmas, G; Tubiana, S; Fabre, L; Kerléguer, A; Tarantola, A; Fruth, A; Friesema, I; Thorstensen Brandal, L; Lawrence, J; Fisher, I; Dufour, M; Weill, F X; de Valk, H.

Euro Surveill ; 18(39)2013 Sep 26.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24094059

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From January to September 2013, a marked increase in notifications of Salmonella Paratyphi A infections among travellers returning from Cambodia occurred in France. An investigation revealed 35 cases without a common source: 21 in France, five in Germany, three in the Netherlands, one in Norway, one in the United Kingdom, four in New-Zealand. Data suggest an ongoing event that should trigger further investigation. Travellers to Cambodia should observe preventive measures including good personal hygiene and food handling practices.

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Disease Notification/statistics & numerical data , Paratyphoid Fever/diagnosis , Paratyphoid Fever/epidemiology , Salmonella paratyphi A/isolation & purification , Travel , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Cambodia , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , France/epidemiology , Humans , Incidence , Male , Middle Aged , Paratyphoid Fever/transmission , Population Surveillance , Young Adult

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