Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 281: Hepatitis A Strain Linked to the European Outbreaks During Gay Events between 2016 and 2017, Identified in a Brazilian Homosexual Couple in 2017

Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 281: Hepatitis A Strain Linked to the European Outbreaks During Gay Events between 2016 and 2017, Identified in a Brazilian Homosexual Couple in 2017 Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11030281 Authors: Vinicius M. Mello Barbara V. Lago Paulo S. F. Sousa Francisco C. A. Mello Caroline B. Souza Laura C. M. Pinto Cleber F. Ginuino Carlos A. S. Fernandes Shirlei F. Aguiar Lívia M. Villar Elisabeth Lampe Juliana G. Melgaço Lia L. Lewis-Ximenez Hepatitis A virus (HAV) outbreaks among men who have sex with men (MSM) have been reported worldwide and associated primarily with sexual transmission through oral-anal sex. Here, we provide the molecular and evolutionary description of a European strain, linked to HAV outbreaks among MSM, detected in a Brazilian homosexual couple. Bayesian analysis provided evidence that the viral isolates were introduced in Brazil from Spain between the end of 2016 and the beginning of 2017.
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