Viruses
(Mar 2019)
Hepatitis A Strain Linked to the European Outbreaks During Gay Events between 2016 and 2017, Identified in a Brazilian Homosexual Couple in 2017
Vinicius M. Mello,
Barbara V. Lago,
Paulo S. F. Sousa,
Francisco C. A. Mello,
Caroline B. Souza,
Laura C. M. Pinto,
Cleber F. Ginuino,
Carlos A. S. Fernandes,
Shirlei F. Aguiar,
Lívia M. Villar,
Elisabeth Lampe,
Juliana G. Melgaço,
Lia L. Lewis-Ximenez
Affiliations
Vinicius M. Mello
Viral Hepatitis Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro RJ 21040-900, Brazil
Barbara V. Lago
Viral Hepatitis Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro RJ 21040-900, Brazil
Paulo S. F. Sousa
Viral Hepatitis Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro RJ 21040-900, Brazil
Francisco C. A. Mello
Viral Hepatitis Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro RJ 21040-900, Brazil
Caroline B. Souza
Viral Hepatitis Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro RJ 21040-900, Brazil
Laura C. M. Pinto
Viral Hepatitis Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro RJ 21040-900, Brazil
Cleber F. Ginuino
Viral Hepatitis Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro RJ 21040-900, Brazil
Carlos A. S. Fernandes
Hepatitis Division, Central Public Health Laboratory Noel Nutels, Rio de Janeiro RJ 20231-092, Brazil
Shirlei F. Aguiar
Hepatitis Division, Central Public Health Laboratory Noel Nutels, Rio de Janeiro RJ 20231-092, Brazil
Lívia M. Villar
Viral Hepatitis Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro RJ 21040-900, Brazil
Elisabeth Lampe
Viral Hepatitis Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro RJ 21040-900, Brazil
Juliana G. Melgaço
Viral Hepatitis Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro RJ 21040-900, Brazil
Lia L. Lewis-Ximenez
Viral Hepatitis Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro RJ 21040-900, Brazil
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/v11030281
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11,
no. 3
Abstract
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Hepatitis A virus (HAV) outbreaks among men who have sex with men (MSM) have been reported worldwide and associated primarily with sexual transmission through oral-anal sex. Here, we provide the molecular and evolutionary description of a European strain, linked to HAV outbreaks among MSM, detected in a Brazilian homosexual couple. Bayesian analysis provided evidence that the viral isolates were introduced in Brazil from Spain between the end of 2016 and the beginning of 2017.
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