Lessons from intensified surveillance of viral hepatitis A, Israel, 2017 and 2018

ConclusionsMolecular confirmation of HAV infection in cases and analysis of environmental samples, combined with clinical and epidemiological investigation, may improve HAV surveillance. Sequence-based typing of both clinical and sewage-derived samples could assist in understanding viral circulation.

Source: Eurosurveillance - February 11, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Yael Gozlan, Itay Bar-Or, Hadar Volnowitz, Efrat Asulin, Rivka Rich, Emilia Anis, Yonat Shemer, Moran Szwarcwort Cohen, Etti Levy Dahary, Licita Schreiber, Ilana Goldiner, Orit Rozenberg, Orit Picard, Michal Savion, Inbal Fuchs, Ella Mendelson and Orna Mo Source Type: research