Abstract
Between July 2016 and February 2017, 48 male cases of hepatitis A were notified in the Netherlands. Of these, 17 identified as men who have sex with men (MSM). Ten of the 13 cases for whom sequencing information was available, were infected with a strain linked with the EuroPride that took place in Amsterdam in 2016. This strain is identical to a strain that has been causing a large outbreak among MSM in Taiwan.
Highlights
GS Freidl 1 2, GJ Sonder 3, LP Bovée 3, IH Friesema 1, GG van Rijckevorsel 4, WL Ruijs 4, F van Schie 3, EC Siedenburg 3, J Yang 5, H Vennema 6 1
In December 2016, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) issued a Rapid Risk Assessment reporting of two distinct hepatitis A virus (HAV) genotype IA strains circulating among men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United Kingdom (UK) and the Netherlands in 2016
Serum and / or stool samples of HAV cases are routinely sent to the National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) for molecular analysis
Summary
Hepatitis A outbreak among men who have sex with men (MSM) predominantly linked with the EuroPride, the Netherlands, July 2016 to February 2017. Ten of the 13 cases for whom sequencing information was available, were infected with a strain linked with the EuroPride that took place in Amsterdam in 2016. This strain is identical to a strain that has been causing a large outbreak among MSM in Taiwan. We describe the current situation in the Netherlands including potential links to this international hepatitis A outbreak
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