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

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

doi:10.2807/1560-7917.es2013.18.39.20594

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

Euro Surveill. 2013 Sep 26;18(39):20594. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2013.18.39.20594.

Authors

M Tourdjman¹, S Le Hello, C Gossner, G Delmas, S Tubiana, L Fabre, A Kerléguer, A Tarantola, A Fruth, I Friesema, L Thorstensen Brandal, J Lawrence, I Fisher, M Dufour, F X Weill, H de Valk

Affiliation

¹ Institut de veille sanitaire (InVS), Paris, France.

PMID: 24094059
DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2013.18.39.20594

Abstract

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.

MeSH terms

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