Hepatitis A virus genotype IB outbreak among internally displaced persons, Syria
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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In 2018, a hepatitis A virus outbreak was identified among internally displaced persons in Syria. Sequence analysis based on the viral protein 1/2A junction revealed that the causative virus belonged to genotype IB. A high displacement rate, deteriorated sanitary and health conditions, and poor water quality likely contributed to this outbreak. © 2020 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All rights reserved.
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Adolescent, Adult, Child, Disease outbreaks, Female, Genotype, Hepatitis a, Hepatitis a virus, Humans, Male, Middle aged, Refugees, Syria, Water supply, Young adult, Immunoglobulin m, Viral protein, Virus rna, Article, Cholera, Health service, Human, Liver failure, Liver graft, Loss of appetite, Measles, Myalgia, Nonhuman, Phylogeny, Poliomyelitis, Real time polymerase chain reaction, Restlessness, Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, Sequence analysis, Serology, Syrian arab republic, Vaccination, Water quality, Weakness, Epidemic, Genetics, Isolation and purification, Refugee