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

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/v11030281
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 3
p. 281

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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