A community-wide epidemic of hepatitis A virus genotype IA associated with consumption of shellfish in Yantai, eastern China, January to March 2020

• Main Authors: Bingyu Yan (Author), Peng Chen (Author), Yi Feng (Author), Jingjing Lu (Author), Xin Meng (Author), Qing Xu (Author), Aiqiang Xu (Author), Li Zhang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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During the first quarter of 2020, a considerable increase in reports of symptomatic hepatitis A cases was noted in Yantai, a coastal city in eastern China. This study aimed to characterize the epidemic and identify the probable source. Serum samples from cases with onsets from 1 January to 31 March...