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Hepatitis A outbreak disproportionately affecting men who have sex with men (MSM) in the European Union and European Economic Area, June 2016 to May 2017.
Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin - 1 Aug 2018
Ndumbi Patricia, Freidl Gudrun S, Williams Christopher J, Mårdh Otilia, Varela Carmen, Avellón Ana, Friesema Ingrid, Vennema Harry, Beebeejaun Kazim, Ngui Siew Lin, Edelstein Michael, Smith-Palmer Alison, Murphy Niamh, Dean Jonathan, Faber Mirko, Wenzel Jürgen, Kontio Mia, Müller Luise, Midgley Sofie Elisabeth, Sundqvist Lena, Ederth Josefine Lundberg, Roque-Afonso Anne-Marie, Couturier Elisabeth, Klamer Sofieke, Rebolledo Javiera, Suin Vanessa, Aberle Stephan W, Schmid Daniela, De Sousa Rita, Augusto Gonçalo Figueiredo, Alfonsi Valeria, Del Manso Martina, Ciccaglione Anna Rita, Mellou Kassiani, Hadjichristodoulou Christos, Donachie Alastair, Borg Maria-Louise, Sočan Maja, Poljak Mario, Severi Ettore
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Between 1 June 2016 and 31 May 2017, 17 European Union (EU) and European Economic Area countries reported 4,096 cases associated with a multi-country hepatitis A (HA) outbreak. Molecular analysis identified three co-circulating hepatitis A virus (HAV) strains of genotype IA: VRD_521_2016, V16-25801 and RIVM-HAV16-090. We categorised cases as confirmed, probable or possible, according to the EU outbreak case...
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