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We report the third outbreak of pneumococcal pneumonia within one year among workers in European shipyards. During January and February 2020, 37 cases of pneumonia were identified in a shipyard in Marseille, south-eastern France. Outbreak control measures were implemented, including a mass vaccination campaign with 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine targeting all shipyard workers. Given the high mobility of shipyard workers, coordinated responses between European public health institutes are necessary to avoid further outbreaks.

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Outbreak of pneumococcal pneumonia among shipyard workers in Marseille, France, January to February 2020
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Nadim+Cassir&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Cassir Nadim</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Laurence+Pascal&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Pascal Laurence</a>, <a href="/search?value1=David+Ferrieux&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Ferrieux David</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Christiane+Bruel&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Bruel Christiane</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Christophe+Guervilly&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Guervilly Christophe</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Stanislas+Rebaudet&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Rebaudet Stanislas</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Kostas+Danis&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Danis Kostas</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Lora+Kopec&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Kopec Lora</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Florence+Fenollar&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Fenollar Florence</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Emmanuelle+Varon&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Varon Emmanuelle</a>, <a href="/search?value1=V%C3%A9ronique+Vig&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Vig Véronique</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Jean-Luc+Lasalle&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Lasalle Jean-Luc</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Lauriane+Ramalli&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Ramalli Lauriane</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Pierre+Michelet&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Michelet Pierre</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Jean-Christophe+Lagier&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Lagier Jean-Christophe</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Nicolas+Persico&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Persico Nicolas</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Philippe+Brouqui&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Brouqui Philippe</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Philippe+Malfait&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Malfait Philippe</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Philippe+Parola&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Parola Philippe</a></span>. Outbreak of pneumococcal pneumonia among shipyard workers in Marseille, France, January to February 2020. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2020;25(11):pii=2000162. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.11.2000162" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.11.2000162</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 19 Feb 2020;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 18 Mar 2020 </span> </p>
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