Hepatitis A outbreak among men who have sex with men (MSM) predominantly linked with the EuroPride, the Netherlands, July 2016 to February 2017

Euro Surveill. 2017 Feb 23;22(8):30468. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.8.30468.

Abstract

Between July 2016 and February 2017, 48 male cases of hepatitis A were notified in the Netherlands. Of these, 17 identified as men who have sex with men (MSM). Ten of the 13 cases for whom sequencing information was available, were infected with a strain linked with the EuroPride that took place in Amsterdam in 2016. This strain is identical to a strain that has been causing a large outbreak among MSM in Taiwan.

Keywords: The Netherlands; epidemiology; hepatitis A; mass gatherings; men who have sex with men – MSM; outbreaks; sexually transmitted infections; surveillance; viral infections.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anniversaries and Special Events
  • Contact Tracing
  • DNA, Viral / genetics
  • Disease Notification / statistics & numerical data
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Genotype
  • HIV Infections / epidemiology
  • Hepatitis A / diagnosis
  • Hepatitis A / epidemiology*
  • Hepatitis A / virology
  • Hepatitis A virus / classification
  • Hepatitis A virus / genetics*
  • Hepatitis A virus / isolation & purification
  • Homosexuality, Male*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Netherlands / epidemiology
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

  • DNA, Viral