Ongoing outbreaks of hepatitis A among men who have sex with men (MSM), Berlin, November 2016 to January 2017 - linked to other German cities and European countries.
Since 14 November 2016, 38 cases of hepatitis A have been notified in Berlin; of these, 37 were male and 30 reported to have sex with men (MSM). Median age of MSM cases is 31 years (range: 24-52 years). Phylogenetic analysis revealed three distinct sequences, linking cases in Berlin to those in other German cities and to clusters recognised in other European countries in 2016.
State Office for Health and Social Affairs (LAGeSo), Berlin, Germany.
Dirk
D
Werber
Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany.
Kai
K
Michaelis
Local Public Health Authority, Berlin Mitte, Germany.
Marius
M
Hausner
Local Public Health Authority, Berlin Mitte, Germany.
Dagmar
D
Sissolak
National Consultant Laboratory for Hepatitis A and Hepatitis E, Institute of Clinical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Medical Center Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Jürgen
J
Wenzel
State Office for Health and Social Affairs (LAGeSo), Berlin, Germany.
Julia
J
Bitzegeio
Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority (LGL), Oberschleißheim, Germany.
Anne
A
Belting
State Office for Health and Social Affairs (LAGeSo), Berlin, Germany.
Daniel
D
Sagebiel
Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany.
Mirko
M
Faber
D000328:Adult; D001604:Berlin / Q000453:epidemiology; D002947:Cities; D018563:Disease Notification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D030041:Hepatitis A virus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010802:Phylogeny; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D055815:Young Adult
Hepatitis A; Sexually transmitted infection; men who have sex with men; molecular subtyping; outbreak