Table 1. Characteristics of confirmed and probable hepatitis A outbreak cases, Germany, 2018–2020 (n = 65).
Characteristics | First wave (disease onset August–December 2018) (n = 30) |
Second wave (disease onset June–September 2019) (n = 33) |
Outliersa (n = 2) |
Total (n = 65) |
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Interviewedb | 21 | 23 | 2 | 46 |
Female | 15 | 13 | 1 | 29 |
Male | 15 | 20 | 1 | 36 |
Median age, years (range) | 48 (9–73) | 52 (1–77) | NA | 48 (1–77) |
Hospitalised | 24 | 24 | 2 | 50 |
NA: not applicable.
a One case with disease onset in April 2019 and one with disease onset in January 2020.
b Primary cases.