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Outbreak of hepatitis A associated with men who have sex with men (MSM), England, July 2016 to January 2017.
Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin - 2 Feb 2017
Beebeejaun Kazim, Degala Srilaxmi, Balogun Koye, Simms Ian, Woodhall Sarah Charlotte, Heinsbroek Ellen, Crook Paul David, Kar-Purkayastha Ishani, Treacy Juli, Wedgwood Kate, Jordan Kate, Mandal Sema, Ngui Siew Lin, Edelstein Michael
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Between July 2016 and January 2017, 37 confirmed cases of hepatitis A with two unique IA genotype strains primarily among men who have sex with men, were reported across eight areas in England and Northern Ireland. Epidemiological and laboratory investigations indicate that these strains may have been imported several times from Spain, with secondary sexual transmission in the United Kingdom. Local and national...
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