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Hepatitis E Outbreak in the Central Part of Italy Sustained by Multiple HEV Genotype 3 Strains, June-December 2019.
Viruses - 17 Jun 2021
Garbuglia Anna Rosa, Bruni Roberto, Villano Umbertina, Vairo Francesco, Lapa Daniele, Madonna Elisabetta, Picchi Giovanna, Binda Barbara, Mariani Rinalda, De Paulis Francesca, D'Amato Stefania, Grimaldi Alessandro, Scognamiglio Paola, Capobianchi Maria Rosaria, Ciccaglione Anna Rita, The Other Members Of The Hev Outbreak Working Group
Abstract excerpt
In European countries, autochthonous acute hepatitis E cases are caused by Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) genotype 3 and are usually observed as sporadic cases. In mid/late September 2019, a hepatitis E outbreak caused by HEV genotype 3 was recognized by detection of identical/highly similar HEV sequences in some hepatitis E cases from two Italian regions, Abruzzo and Lazio, with most cases from this latter region...
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