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.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 362-366 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Microbes and Infection |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
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Keywords
- Food-borne infections
- Hepatitis A
- Molecular characterization
- Outbreak
- Vaccine-preventable diseases
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology
- Immunology
- Infectious Diseases
- Medicine(all)
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Molecular characterization of hepatitis A outbreak in the province of Rome, Lazio region, Italy, January-July 2013. / Capobianchi, Maria R.; Garbuglia, Anna Rosa; Agrati, Chiara; Rianda, Alessia; Noto, Pasquale; Corpolongo, Angela; Cataldo, Maria Adriana; Rosati, Silvia; Zaccaro, Paola; Loffredo, Mariarosaria; Pompa, Maria Grazia; Girardi, Enrico; Scognamiglio, Paola; Ippolito, Giuseppe; Antinori, Andrea; D'Offizi, Gianpiero; Petrosillo, Nicola; Palmieri, Fabrizio; Nurra, Giuseppina; Casalanguida, Annamaria; Ciufoli, Annamaria; Petrecchia, Antonella; Abdeddaim, Amina; Baldini, Franco; Capone, Alessandro; Chinello, Pierangelo; Cicalini, Stefania; Cirino, Luigi; Corpolongo, Angela; Galati, Vincenzo; Ghirga, Piero; Giancola, Letizia; Iacomi, Fabio; Maddaluno, Rita; Mariano, Andrea; Mencarini, Paola; Oliva, Alessandra; Taglietti, Fabrizio; Topino, Simone; Vincenzi, Laura.
In: Microbes and Infection, Vol. 16, No. 4, 2014, p. 362-366.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Molecular characterization of hepatitis A outbreak in the province of Rome, Lazio region, Italy, January-July 2013
AU - Capobianchi, Maria R.
AU - Garbuglia, Anna Rosa
AU - Agrati, Chiara
AU - Rianda, Alessia
AU - Noto, Pasquale
AU - Corpolongo, Angela
AU - Cataldo, Maria Adriana
AU - Rosati, Silvia
AU - Zaccaro, Paola
AU - Loffredo, Mariarosaria
AU - Pompa, Maria Grazia
AU - Girardi, Enrico
AU - Scognamiglio, Paola
AU - Ippolito, Giuseppe
AU - Antinori, Andrea
AU - D'Offizi, Gianpiero
AU - Petrosillo, Nicola
AU - Palmieri, Fabrizio
AU - Nurra, Giuseppina
AU - Casalanguida, Annamaria
AU - Ciufoli, Annamaria
AU - Petrecchia, Antonella
AU - Abdeddaim, Amina
AU - Baldini, Franco
AU - Capone, Alessandro
AU - Chinello, Pierangelo
AU - Cicalini, Stefania
AU - Cirino, Luigi
AU - Corpolongo, Angela
AU - Galati, Vincenzo
AU - Ghirga, Piero
AU - Giancola, Letizia
AU - Iacomi, Fabio
AU - Maddaluno, Rita
AU - Mariano, Andrea
AU - Mencarini, Paola
AU - Oliva, Alessandra
AU - Taglietti, Fabrizio
AU - Topino, Simone
AU - Vincenzi, Laura
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Food-borne infections
KW - Hepatitis A
KW - Molecular characterization
KW - Outbreak
KW - Vaccine-preventable diseases
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