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Analysis of the circulation of hepatitis A virus in Argentina since vaccine introduction.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Dec 2012
Blanco Fernández M D, Torres C, Riviello-López G, Poma H R, Rajal V B, Nates S, Cisterna D M, Campos R H, Mbayed V A
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis A virus (HAV) has shown intermediate endemicity in Argentina, but its incidence has decreased since vaccine introduction in 2005. Environmental surveillance was conducted in five rivers from Argentina from 2005 to 2012, complementing clinical information. HAV detection decreased since 2005, although its circulation continues, maintaining viral diversity but not undergoing antigenic drift. Most sequences...
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