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Hepatitis A virus vaccine escape variants and potential new serotype emergence.

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Six hepatitis A virus antigenic variants that likely escaped the protective effect of available vaccines were isolated, mostly from men who have sex with men. The need to complete the proper vaccination schedules is critical, particularly in the immunocompromised population, to prevent the emergence of vaccine-escaping variants.

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https://doi.org/10.3201/EID1704.101169

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Virus, Epidemiologia molecular, Vacunes, Virus de l'hepatitis A

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Viruses, Molecular epidemiology, Vaccines, Hepatitis A virus

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PÉREZ SAUTU, Unai, et al. Hepatitis A virus vaccine escape variants and potential new serotype emergence. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2011. Vol. 17, num. 4, pags. 734-737. ISSN 1080-6040. [consulted: 9 of October of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/206865

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