Hepatitis E Outbreak in the Central Part of Italy Sustained by Multiple HEV Genotype 3 Strains, June–December 2019

Hepatitis E Outbreak in the Central Part of Italy Sustained by Multiple HEV Genotype 3 Strains, June–December 2019

In European countries, autochthonous acute hepatitis E cases are caused by Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) genotype 3 and are usually observed as sporadic cases. In mid/late September 2019, a hepatitis E outbreak caused by HEV genotype 3 was recognized by detection of identical/highly similar HEV sequences...

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Main Authors: Anna Rosa Garbuglia, Roberto Bruni, Umbertina Villano, Francesco Vairo, Daniele Lapa, Elisabetta Madonna, Giovanna Picchi, Barbara Binda, Rinalda Mariani, Francesca De Paulis, Stefania D’Amato, Alessandro Grimaldi, Paola Scognamiglio, Maria Rosaria Capobianchi, Anna Rita Ciccaglione, the other members of the HEV Outbreak Working Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
HEV
outbreak
genotype
sub-genotype
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/6/1159

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