Metagenomic analysis reveals Hepatitis A virus in suspected yellow fever cases in Brazil

Using a metagenomic approach, we identified hepatitis A virus among cases of acute febrile illnesses that occurred in 2008-2012 in Brazil suspected as yellow fever. These findings reinforce the challenge facing routine clinical diagnosis in complex epidemiological scenarios.

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Main Authors: Liliane C Conteville, Ana Maria B de Filippis, Rita Maria R Nogueira, Marcos César L de Mendonça, Ana Carolina P Vicente
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762018000100066&lng=en&tlng=en
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author Liliane C Conteville
Ana Maria B de Filippis
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Marcos César L de Mendonça
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description Using a metagenomic approach, we identified hepatitis A virus among cases of acute febrile illnesses that occurred in 2008-2012 in Brazil suspected as yellow fever. These findings reinforce the challenge facing routine clinical diagnosis in complex epidemiological scenarios.
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spellingShingle Liliane C Conteville
Ana Maria B de Filippis
Rita Maria R Nogueira
Marcos César L de Mendonça
Ana Carolina P Vicente
Metagenomic analysis reveals Hepatitis A virus in suspected yellow fever cases in Brazil
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
hepatitis A virus
yellow fever virus
metagenomics
Brazil
title Metagenomic analysis reveals Hepatitis A virus in suspected yellow fever cases in Brazil
title_full Metagenomic analysis reveals Hepatitis A virus in suspected yellow fever cases in Brazil
title_fullStr Metagenomic analysis reveals Hepatitis A virus in suspected yellow fever cases in Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Metagenomic analysis reveals Hepatitis A virus in suspected yellow fever cases in Brazil
title_short Metagenomic analysis reveals Hepatitis A virus in suspected yellow fever cases in Brazil
title_sort metagenomic analysis reveals hepatitis a virus in suspected yellow fever cases in brazil
topic hepatitis A virus
yellow fever virus
metagenomics
Brazil
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762018000100066&lng=en&tlng=en
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