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. 2017 Feb 2;22(5):30454.
doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.5.30454.

Outbreak of hepatitis A associated with men who have sex with men (MSM), England, July 2016 to January 2017

Kazim Beebeejaun  1 , Srilaxmi Degala  2 , Koye Balogun  1 , Ian Simms  3 , Sarah Charlotte Woodhall  3 , Ellen Heinsbroek  4 , Paul David Crook  4 , Ishani Kar-Purkayastha  5 , Juli Treacy  5 , Kate Wedgwood  6 , Kate Jordan  7 , Sema Mandal  1 , Siew Lin Ngui  8 , Michael Edelstein  1
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Outbreak of hepatitis A associated with men who have sex with men (MSM), England, July 2016 to January 2017

Kazim Beebeejaun et al. Euro Surveill. .

Abstract

Between July 2016 and January 2017, 37 confirmed cases of hepatitis A with two unique IA genotype strains primarily among men who have sex with men, were reported across eight areas in England and Northern Ireland. Epidemiological and laboratory investigations indicate that these strains may have been imported several times from Spain, with secondary sexual transmission in the United Kingdom. Local and national public health services are collaborating to control this ongoing outbreak.

Keywords: England; MSM; Spain; hepatitis A; outbreaks; sexually transmitted infections.

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Conflict of interest: None declared.

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Figure 1
Probable and confirmed cases of hepatitis A among men who have sex with men, England and Northern Ireland, July 2016–January 2017 (n=52)
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Figure 2
Phylogenetic analysis of virus strains from hepatitis A cases in England and Northern Ireland, July 2016–December 2016
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Figure 3
Geographical distribution of hepatitis A cases among men who have sex with men, England and Northern Ireland, July 2016–January 2017 (n=52)
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