Journal of Travel Medicine
Volume 23, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1-3

Varicella outbreak in Sudanese refugees from Calais (Article) (Open Access)

Lesens O.* , Baud O. , Henquell C. , Lhermet A. , Beytout J.
  • a Service Des Maladies Infectieuses Et Tropicales, CHU Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand, France, UMR CNRS 6023 Laboratoire Microorganismes: Génome Environnement (LMGE), Clermont University, Université D’Auvergne, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
  • b Service d’hygiène hospitalière, CHU Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand, France, Antenne Régionale Auvergne de lutte contre les infections nosocomiales, CHU Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand, France
  • c Service de virologie, CHU Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand, France, EA-4843 EPIE, Université d’Auvergne, France
  • d Service Des Maladies Infectieuses Et Tropicales, CHU Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand, France
  • e Service Des Maladies Infectieuses Et Tropicales, CHU Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand, France

Abstract

We describe an outbreak of varicella in 31 Sudanese refugees (all except one were male, mean age: 2661), 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.

Author Keywords

outbreak Refugee Varicella Chiken pox Varicella Zoster Virus

Index Keywords

rural area refugee France human Refugees Sudanese statistics and numerical data chickenpox Young Adult Humans male female Disease Outbreaks Article epidemic adult migration serology chickenpox vaccine Sudan
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84986325280&doi=10.1093%2fjtm%2ftaw042&partnerID=40&md5=23bed0ff667a206aca6903526c3912b0
DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taw042
ISSN: 11951982
Cited by: 13
Original Language: English