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A slow epidemic of LGV in the Netherlands in 2004 and 2005
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VaccinationFew CasesInfectious Disease ModellingSlow EpidemicVirus EpidemiologyGlobal HealthEmergent VirusEpidemiological DynamicVirologyLgv OutbreakJanuary 2006Disease SurveillanceEmerging Infectious DiseaseDisease OutbreakPublic HealthMedicineEpidemiologyCovid-19
In 2004, an outbreak of LGV was detected in MSM in the Netherlands. By January 2006, 179 confirmed cases of LGV had been reported; 65 (retrospectively) in 2002/2003, 76 in 2004 and 38 in 2005. The evolution of the LGV outbreak appears to have slowed down and only a few cases were found in the first months of 2006.