Ongoing outbreak of hepatitis A associated with sexual transmission among men who have sex with men, Portugal, October 2023 to April 2024.

Autor: Rosendal E; These authors contributed equally to this work and share first authorship.; Infectious Diseases Department, National Institute of Health Doctor Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal.; ECDC Fellowship Programme, Public Health Microbiology path (EUPHEM), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden., von Schreeb S; These authors contributed equally to this work and share first authorship.; Directorate of Information and Analysis, Directorate-General of Health, Lisbon, Portugal.; Center for Public Health Emergencies, Directorate-General of Health, Lisbon, Portugal.; ECDC Fellowship Programme, Field Epidemiology path (EPIET), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden., Gomes A; National Programmes for Tuberculosis, Viral Hepatitis, STI and HIV, Directorate-General of Health, Lisbon, Portugal., Lino S; Infectious Diseases Department, Hospital de Curry Cabral; Unidade Local de Saúde de São José, Lisbon, Portugal., Grau-Pujol B; Directorate of Information and Analysis, Directorate-General of Health, Lisbon, Portugal.; Center for Public Health Emergencies, Directorate-General of Health, Lisbon, Portugal.; ECDC Fellowship Programme, Field Epidemiology path (EPIET), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden., Magalhães S; Infectious Diseases Department, Hospital de Curry Cabral; Unidade Local de Saúde de São José, Lisbon, Portugal., Ricoca Peixoto V; Center for Public Health Emergencies, Directorate-General of Health, Lisbon, Portugal., Roque C; Infectious Diseases Department, National Institute of Health Doctor Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal., Moreno J; Directorate of Information and Analysis, Directorate-General of Health, Lisbon, Portugal., Maltez F; Infectious Diseases Department, Hospital de Curry Cabral; Unidade Local de Saúde de São José, Lisbon, Portugal., Almeida F; National Institute of Health Doctor Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal., Sá Machado R; Directorate-General of Health, Lisbon, Portugal., Marinho RT; Medical School of Lisbon, Universidade de Lisboa; Local Unit of Health Santa Maria; National Programme for Viral Hepatitis, Directorate-General of Health; Lisbon, Portugal., Vasconcelos P; Center for Public Health Emergencies, Directorate-General of Health, Lisbon, Portugal., de Sousa R; These authors contributed equally to this work and share last authorship.; Infectious Diseases Department, National Institute of Health Doctor Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal., Vieira Martins J; These authors contributed equally to this work and share last authorship.; Directorate of Information and Analysis, Directorate-General of Health, Lisbon, Portugal.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin [Euro Surveill] 2024 May; Vol. 29 (21).
DOI: 1560-7917.ES.2024.29.21.2400272
Abstrakt: An outbreak of hepatitis A is ongoing in Portugal, with 71 confirmed cases from 7 October 2023 to 24 April 2024. Most cases are male, aged 18-44 years, with many identifying as men who have sex with men (MSM) and reported as suspected sexual transmission. Phylogenetic analysis identified the subgenotype IA, VRD 521-2016 strain, last observed in an MSM-associated multi-country outbreak in 2016 to 2018. We wish to alert colleagues in other countries to investigate potential similar spread.
Databáze: MEDLINE