Hepatitis A Strain Linked to the European Outbreaks During Gay Events between 2016 and 2017, Identified in a Brazilian Homosexual Couple in 2017
Journal article published in 2019 by
Vinicius Mello 
,
Barbara Lago,
Paulo Sousa,
Francisco Mello,
Caroline Souza,
Laura Pinto,
Cleber Ginuino,
Carlos Fernandes,
Shirlei Aguiar,
Lívia Villar,
Elisabeth Lampe,
Juliana Melgaço,
Lia Lewis-Ximenez
,
Barbara Lago,
Paulo Sousa,
Francisco Mello,
Caroline Souza,
Laura Pinto,
Cleber Ginuino,
Carlos Fernandes,
Shirlei Aguiar,
Lívia Villar,
Elisabeth Lampe,
Juliana Melgaço,
Lia Lewis-Ximenez
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Abstract
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.