Infection with hepatitis A virus (HAV) is the commonest viral cause of liver disease and
presents an important public health problem worldwide. Several unique HAV properties and …

While the vast majority of our food supplies are nutritious and safe, foodborne pathogen-
related illness still affects millions of people each year. Large outbreaks of foodborne …

In the last decade, the phylogenetic approach is recurrent in molecular evolutionary
analysis. On 12 May, 2019, about 2 296 213 papers are found, but typing “phylogeny” or …

This is the first report on the screening of shellfish from Portugal for the presence of human
enteropathogenic viruses. Approximately 2000 shellfish (Curbicula fluminea, Ruditapes …

Shellfish are recognized as a potential vehicle of viral disease and despite the control
measures for shellfish safety there is periodic emergence of viral outbreaks associated with …

Roma people make up a significant ethnic minority in many European countries, with the
vast majority living in Central and Eastern Europe. Roma are a vulnerable population group …

Hepatitis A virus (HAV) represents a significant public health problem due to its high
persistence in the environment and its transmission through contaminated water and food …

An outbreak of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection affected Roma populations living in three
prefectures of northeastern Greece. Between July and November 2007, 124 cases were …

: Context: Hepatitis A continues to be a major health problem worldwide with 1.5 million
symptomatic cases annually. As a result of improved sanitary conditions, several studies …

Abstract Background Hepatitis A virus (HAV) strains detected in environmental and clinical
samples were analysed to characterize the genotypes of HAV circulating in Greece. Fifty …