First year of ongoing invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b outbreak among middle-aged people who use drugs and people who experience homelessness in Hamburg, Germany, September 2024 to August 2025
Silja Bühler, Vanessa Piechotta, Martin Noldt, Christine-Maria Hartog, Caroline Peine, Cornelius Rau, Claudia Siffczyk, Katja Kajikhina, Ole Wichmann, Iris Meier, Maja V Nielsen, Melanie Lang, Amra Arif, Emma Edel, Jennifer Gabbert, Claudia Ruscher, Alexandra von Reiswitz, Jenny Schreiber, Somayyeh · 2026
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Silja Bühler and co-authors report an outbreak study, published in 2026, on a bacterial disease striking vulnerable adults in Hamburg, Germany. The germ, Haemophilus influenzae type b, usually threatens young children, but here it caused invasive illness in middle aged people who use drugs or lack housing. Twenty cases were reported in the first year of the outbreak.
Gene sequencing linked most cases into one cluster, and many patients shared time in the open drug scene of the city. Response steps included preventive antibiotics for close contacts, dozens of vaccine doses, and an information campaign through addiction support centers. The authors call it the first such adult outbreak recorded in Europe and urge wider vaccine advice.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Silja Bühler, Vanessa Piechotta, Martin Noldt, Christine-Maria Hartog, Caroline Peine, Cornelius Rau, Claudia Siffczyk, Katja Kajikhina, Ole Wichmann, Iris Meier, Maja V Nielsen, Melanie Lang, Amra Arif, Emma Edel, Jennifer Gabbert, Claudia Ruscher, Alexandra von Reiswitz, Jenny Schreiber, Somayyeh |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 36 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |