Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3414794 | Microbes and Infection | 2014 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Reduced circulation of hepatitis A virus lead to an increase of susceptible individuals, and outbreaks occurred recently. In Northern Italy an outbreak is ongoing, attributed to a monophyletic genotype IA strain, with mixed frozen berries as probable source. From 01/01/2013 to 07/15/2013, 30 cases were diagnosed at National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Rome, Italy, representing about twice the number of cases in whole 2012. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that most, although not all, infections were attributable to the same monophyletic genotype IA strain identified in the contemporary Northern Italy outbreak. This strain is also very similar to previous isolates from Venezuela.
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Authors
Maria R. Capobianchi, Anna Rosa Garbuglia, Chiara Agrati, Alessia Rianda, Pasquale Noto, Angela Corpolongo, Maria Adriana Cataldo, Silvia Rosati, Paola Zaccaro, Mariarosaria Loffredo, Maria Grazia Pompa, Enrico Girardi, Paola Scognamiglio,