Volume 15, Number 11—November 2009
Research
Epidemiology of Hepatitis A Virus Infections, Germany, 2007–2008
Mirko S. Faber, Klaus Stark, Susanne C. Behnke, Eckart Schreier, and Christina Frank
Table 3
Travel characteristics of 346 patients infected with hepatitis A virus, Germany, 2007–2008
| Characteristic | No. (%) patients |
|---|---|
| Destination | |
| Turkey | 89 (35.6) |
| Former Yugoslavia | 24 (9.6) |
| Egypt | 18 (7.2) |
| Spain | 15 (6.0) |
| Pakistan | 10 (4.0) |
| Morocco | 7 (2.8) |
| Others | 86 (34.5) |
| All |
249 (99.7) |
| Duration of travel, d | |
| 1–14 | 51 (22.7) |
| 15–29 | 62 (27.6) |
| 30–180 | 112 (49.8) |
| All |
225 (100) |
| Type of travel | |
| Visiting friends or family | 149 (63.9) |
| Other vacation | 79 (33.9) |
| Business | 5 (2.1) |
| All |
233 (100) |
| Type of accommodation | |
| Private | 141 (73.1) |
| Hotel or cruise ship | 52 (26.9) |
| All | 193 (100) |
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