Eight young refugees treated for hepatitis A in northern Greece
- Written by E.Tsiliopoulos
Eight young refugees, aged 2 to 18, are being treated for hepatitis A at the hospital of Kilkis,according to the head of Macedonia and Thrace’s 4th Health Region Stratis Plomaritis. The young refugees were hosted at center of Nea Kavala.
“The virus can be transmitted from the mouth, hands, food and contaminated water. The relevant authorities have been informed and procedures have been activated, as expected in cases such as these, while refugees in that center will be vaccinated,” Plomaritis said.
“This is a serious situation because in 2015, the recorded hepatitis A cases were 62 while [in 2016] they’ve reached eight in just 10 days,” said Achilleas Kalemkeridis, a representative of the hospital employees’ union.
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