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Origin of HAV strains responsible for 2016-2017 outbreak among MSM: Viral phylodynamics in Lazio region.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2020
Minosse Claudia, Messina Francesco, Garbuglia Anna Rosa, Meschi Silvia, Scognamiglio Paola, Capobianchi Maria Rosaria, Ippolito Giuseppe, Lanini Simone
Abstract excerpt
In Europe HAV infection occurs mainly among specific risk groups, such as consumers of specific food. Sexual transmission of HAV has been demonstrated, particularly among Men-Who-Have-Sex-With-Men (MSM), causing MSM-specific outbreaksin Europe. Here we report a molecular epidemiologic and phylodynamic analysis on HAV sequences in Lazio (central Italy)to identify genetic background and the phylogenetic relations,...
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