• Are municipal solid waste collectors at increased risk of Hepatitis A Virus infection? A Greek cross-sectional study 

      Rachiotis G., Tsovili E., Papagiannis D., Markaki A., Hadjichristodoulou C. (2016)
      Municipal solid waste collectors are reportedly at risk for Hepatitis A virus infection (HAV) as an occupational hazard. We aimed to investigate the prevalence and possible risk factors of HAV infection among solid waste ...
    • Epidemiology of hepatitis A in Greece in the last decade. Management of reported cases and outbreaks and lessons learned 

      Mellou K., Chrysostomou A., Sideroglou T., Kyritsi M., Georgakopoulou T., Tsiodras S., Hadjichristodoulou C. (2020)
      Hepatitis A is mandatory notifiable in Greece. Here, we present the epidemiological data for 2009-2018 and the results of outbreak investigations performed, and discuss future public health priorities. Overall, 1,193 cases ...
    • Hepatitis a among refugees, asylum seekers and migrants living in hosting facilities, Greece, April to December 2016 

      Mellou K., Chrisostomou A., Sideroglou T., Georgakopoulou T., Kyritsi M., Hadjichristodoulou C., Tsiodras S. (2017)
      An increased number of hepatitis A cases among refugees, asylum seekers and migrants residing in hosting facilities in Greece were recorded between April and December 2016. In total, 177 laboratory-confirmed symptomatic ...
    • Hepatitis a outbreak disproportionately affecting men who have sex with men (MSM) in the european union and european economic area, june 2016 to may 2017 

      Ndumbi P., Freidl G.S., Williams C.J., Mårdh O., Varela C., Avellón A., Friesema I., Vennema H., Beebeejaun K., Ngui S.L., Edelstein M., Smith-Palmer A., Murphy N., Dean J., Faber M., Wenzel J., Kontio M., Müller L., Midgley S.E., Sundqvist L., Ederth J.L., Roque-Afonso A.-M., Couturier E., Klamer S., Rebolledo J., Suin V., Aberle S.W., Schmid D., De Sousa R., Augusto G.F., Alfonsi V., Del Manso M., Ciccaglione A.R., Mellou K., Hadjichristodoulou C., Donachie A., Borg M.-L., Sočan M., Poljak M., Severi E., Parmentier S., Laisnez V., Reynaerts A., Mahieu R., Schirvel C., Vestergaard H.T., Nisavanh A., Jessen H., Michaelis K., Sissolak D., Thoulass J., Zimmermann R., Thornton L., Martinelli D., Cappelli M.G., Del Matto G., Chironna M., Bruni R., Borg M.-L., Aldir I., Nascimento M., Martins A., Aguiar B., Medina D., Fafangel M., Skaza A.T., Marinko J.S., Stojanovič D., Kurinčič T.S., Montaño-Remacha C., Fernandez M.G., Gomez-Barroso D., Vazquez S., Reyes N., Mandal S., Balogun K., Spiteri G., Takkinen J., Amato A., European Hepatitis A Outbreak Investigation Team (2018)
      Between 1 June 2016 and 31 May 2017, 17 European Union (EU) and European Economic Area countries reported 4,096 cases associated with a multi-country hepatitis A (HA) outbreak. Molecular analysis identified three co-circulating ...
    • Time trends in pediatric hospitalizations for hepatitis A in Greece (1999–2013): Assessment of the impact of universal infant immunization in 2008 

      Papaevangelou V., Alexopoulou Z., Hadjichristodoulou C., Kourlamba G., Katsioulis A., Theodoridou K., Spoulou V., Theodoridou M. (2016)
      ABSTRACT: Hepatitis A vaccine was introduced in the Greek National Immunization Program in 2008. To estimate possible impact of the universal vaccination implementation, time trends of hospitalizations for hepatitis A at ...
    • Vaccination coverage rates and attitudes towards mandatory vaccinations among healthcare personnel in tertiary-care hospitals in Greece 

      Maltezou H.C., Tseroni M., Drositis I., Gamaletsou M.N., Koukou D.M., Bolikas E., Peskelidou E., Daflos C., Panagiotaki E., Ledda C., Pavli A., Moussas N., Kontogianni S., Svarna E., Ploumidis M., Spyrou A., Chini M., Adamis G., Lourida A., Hatzigeorgiou D., Gargalianos P., Syrogiannopoulos G., Sipsas N.V. (2022)
      Objectives: Our aim was to estimate vaccination and susceptibility rates against vaccine-preventable diseases among healthcare personnel (HCP) in eight hospitals. Methods: Cross-sectional survey. Results: A total of 1284 ...