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Hepatitis A Virus Strains Circulating in the Campania Region (2015-2018) Assessed through Bivalve Biomonitoring and Environmental Surveillance.
Viruses - 23 Dec 2020
La Rosa Giuseppina, Mancini Pamela, Bonanno Ferraro Giusy, Iaconelli Marcello, Veneri Carolina, Paradiso Rosa, De Medici Dario, Vicenza Teresa, Proroga Yolande Therese Rose, Di Maro Orlandina, Ciccaglione Anna Rita, Bruni Roberto, Other Members Of The Nrl For Human Viral Hepatitis, Della Rotonda Maurizio, Suffredini Elisabetta
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The genetic diversity of Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) circulating in the Campania Region in years 2015-2018 was investigated through the monitoring of sentinel bivalve shellfish and water matrices. Overall, 463 water samples (71 sewage samples, 353 coastal discharge waters, and 39 seawaters samples), and 746 bivalve shellfish samples were analyzed. Positivity for HAV was detected in 20/71 sewage samples, 14/353...
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