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• TITLE: Monitoring the Hepatitis A Virus in Oyster from Korea

  AUTHORS: Sanghun Park, Hyowon Jeong, Jihun Jung, Kyungsik Kim, Sungkyu Park, Musang Kim, Yeonsun Kim, Younghee Oh, Kweon Jung

  KEYWORDS: HAV, Oyster, IA Genogroup

  JOURNAL NAME: Advances in Microbiology, Vol.5 No.13, December 9, 2015

  ABSTRACT: Hepatitis A virus (HAV) causes many cases of oyster- or clam-associated gastroenteritis in various countries. HAV was detected on oyster by RT-PCR in 19.6% (11/56) in Korea. The percentages of HAV-positive samples in 2011 and 2012 were 27.6% and 11.1%, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that several nucleotide sequences highly similar to those of HAVs isolated in this study. Phylogenetic analysis of the coding regions of the viral protein VP4/VP2 revealed that all amplicons were classi?ed into IA genogroup. It will provide useful data that aids in our understanding circulating HAVs and may contribute to future control.