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Increase in Hepatitis A Cases Linked to Imported Strains to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Viruses - 1 Feb 2022
Mello Vinicius M, Bianchi Lucas M, Sousa Paulo Sergio F, Tavares Pedro S, Di Salvo Daniel R G, Ginuino Cleber F, Almeida Nathalia A A, Fernandes Carlos A S, Mello Francisco C A, Villar Livia M, Lewis-Ximenez Lia L, Lago Barbara V
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This study aims to evaluate the epidemiological and molecular features associated with HAV transmission in adults in Rio de Janeiro during a period of increased registered cases of HAV (2017-2018). Socio-epidemiological data and serum samples from anti-HAV IgM+ individuals were obtained. HAV RNA was RT-PCR amplified and sequenced for further phylogenetic and phylogeographic analyses. From fifty-two HAV IgM+...
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