Changing Molecular Epidemiology of Hepatitis A Virus Infection, United States, 1996–2019

Hepatitis A virus (HAV) genotype IA was most common among strains tested in US outbreak investigations and surveillance during 1996–2015. However, HAV genotype IB gained prominence during 2016–2019 person-to-person multistate outbreaks. Detection of previously uncommon strains highlights the changin...

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Main Authors: Sumathi Ramachandran, Guo-Liang Xia, Zoya Dimitrova, Yulin Lin, Martha Montgomery, Ryan Augustine, Saleem Kamili, Yury Khudyakov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/6/20-3036_article