Hepatitis A -- Israel
Between December 2016 and June 2017, 19 Hepatitis A virus (HAV)-positive cases, 17 of which were among men who have sex with men (MSM) were identified in the Tel Aviv area. Seven of the 15 sewage samples collected between January and June 2017 were also HAV-positive. All sequences clustered with 2 of the 3 strains identified in the current European HAV outbreak. We demonstrate that despite an efficient vaccination program, HAV can still be transmitted to an unvaccinated high-risk
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