A high school student in Gouda also became infected.
Two weeks ago the first child in Schoonhoven fell ill with jaundice, who probably had contracted that abroad. Since then research has been done by the GGD to find out who the child was in contact with in the Netherlands.
Multiple children sick
Several infections have already emerged from this and today the GGD announced that another child has fallen ill. In all cases a relationship can be established with the first infection.
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To prevent more sick children, preventive vaccination was already carried out last week with children and caregivers of the kindergarten and playgroup and with 220 children and employees at a primary school.
More than one hundred children vaccinated
As a result of the new infection, all children and staff in groups 1 to 3 from another primary school are also vaccinated against hepatitis A to prevent cases of disease and spread of the disease. Children and staff from out-of-school care are also vaccinated.
In total it concerns a further 102 children and 13 adults.
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What is jaundice?
Jaundice is a contagious liver infection caused by the hepatitis A virus. The main symptoms are fever, nausea, tiredness and loss of appetite. People also get yellow skin and a whites of the eyes.
According to the GGD, the virus is in the feces of someone who is sick with hepatitis A. After visiting the toilet, the virus can, for example, be on the toilet seat, the flush button, the tap or the door handle. This allows the virus to get into the mouth through the hands. Through the hands, the virus can also end up on toys, cutlery, crockery and food.
People with hepatitis A can infect others from 1 week before the symptoms start until 1 week thereafter. So if there are no complaints, someone with the hepatitis A virus can infect others, according to the GGD. The disease lasts a few weeks in children and resolves itself.
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