Currently circulating genotypes of Hepatitis A virus in South West, East and North East India, 2017-2018

Autor: Ramachandran Sanjay, Varamballi Prasad, Sasidharanpillai Sabeena, Alyusif Ameen, Fernandes M. Mevis, Govindakarnavar Arunkumar, Puneet Bhatt, Sudandiradas Robin
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Med J Armed Forces India
ISSN: 0377-1237
Popis: Background This study was carried out to understand the circulating genotypes of Hepatitis A virus (HAV) in South West, East and North East India during the period 2017–2018 as a part of acute febrile illness surveillance at the Manipal Institute of Virology. Methods Archived serum samples of 48 Hepatitis A confirmed cases were subjected to RNA extraction using QIAamp® Viral RNA Mini Kit (QIAGEN, Germany). The samples with molecular confirmation for HAV by reverse transcriptase real-Time PCR (Real Star® HAV RT-PCR Kit 2.0, Altona Diagnostics, GmbH, Hamburg, Germany) were further subjected to nested conventional PCR targeting the 5′ UTR region. The purified PCR products were sequenced using Big Dye Terminator Kit (Applied Biosystems, USA), in a 3500 XL genetic analyzer (Applied Biosystems, USA). The edited sequences by means of MEGA X (MEGA version 10.1) were compared with reference sequences in the NCBI nucleotide database. Results From states of Assam, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Tripura, 139 Hepatitis A and 33 Hepatitis E cases were reported during the study period. The median age of the acute Hepatitis A cases was 19 years (IQR 12.8–24) and most of the affected individuals were students between 10 and 19 years (52.5%). In the present study, 14 samples from Assam, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Odisha, Kerala, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu were genotyped as genotype IIIA by nested conventional polymerase chain reaction. Conclusion The circulating HAV genotype in South West, North East and East India between 2017 and 2018 was IIIA.
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