2026-04-17T03:19:23Zhttps://recercat.cat/oai/requestoai:recercat.cat:2445/1939052025-12-04T22:44:25Zcom_2072_1057col_2072_478825col_2072_478917
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Pintó Solé, Rosa María
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Alegre, D.
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Domínguez García, Àngela
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Morsy El-Senousy, W.
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Sánchez, G.
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Villena, C.
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Costafreda Salvany, M. Isabel (Maria Isabel)
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Aragonès, L.
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Bosch, Albert
2023-02-21T10:13:37Z2023-02-21T10:13:37Z20072023-02-21T10:13:37Z
Molecular methods for the detection and typing of hepatitis A virus (HAV) strains in sewage were applied to determine its distribution in Cairo and Barcelona. The study revealed the occurrence of different patterns of hepatitis A endemicity in each city. The circulating strains characterized, whether in Cairo or Barcelona, were genotype IB. The effects of a child vaccination programme and the increase in the immigrant population on the overall hepatitis A occurrence in Barcelona were evaluated. While vaccination contributed to a significant decrease in the number of clinical cases, the huge recent immigration flow has probably been responsible for the re-emergence of the disease in the last year of study, in the form of small outbreaks among the non-vaccinated population.
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Hepatitis A
Virus de l'hepatitis A
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A virus
Hepatitis A virus in urban sewage from two Mediterranean countries.
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