Hepatitis A Strain Linked to the European Outbreaks During Gay Events between 2016 and 2017, Identified in a Brazilian Homosexual Couple in 2017

Viruses. 2019 Mar 20;11(3):281. doi: 10.3390/v11030281.

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.

Keywords: European strain; HAV in Brazilian MSM; Hepatitis A virus (HAV).

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood
  • Bayes Theorem
  • Brazil
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Evolution, Molecular
  • Hepatitis A / diagnosis
  • Hepatitis A / immunology
  • Hepatitis A / transmission*
  • Hepatitis A virus / genetics*
  • Hepatitis A virus / immunology
  • Homosexuality, Male*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Risk Factors
  • Spain / epidemiology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral