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ArticleCanada communicable disease report = Releve des maladies transmissibles au Canada2019

Molecular surveillance of hepatitis C virus genotypes identifies the emergence of a genotype 4d lineage among men in Quebec, 2001-2017.

D G Murphy, R Dion, M Simard, M L Vachon, V Martel-Laferrière, B Serhir, J Longtin

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Article in Canada communicable disease report = Releve des maladies transmissibles au Canada, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

D G MurphyInstitut national de santé publique du Québec, Laboratoire de santé publique du Québec, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC.
R DionInstitut national de santé publique du Québec, Laboratoire de santé publique du Québec, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC.
M SimardInstitut national de santé publique du Québec, Bureau d'information et d'études en santé des populations, Québec, QC.
M L VachonCentre hospitalier de l'Université Laval, Québec, QC.
V Martel-LaferrièreCentre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC.
B SerhirInstitut national de santé publique du Québec, Laboratoire de santé publique du Québec, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC.
J LongtinInstitut national de santé publique du Québec, Laboratoire de santé publique du Québec, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC.
Institut National de Santé Publique · CICentre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMolecular phylogenetics are generally used to confirm hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission events. In addition, the Laboratoire de santé publique du Québec (LSPQ) has been using molecular phylogenetics for surveillance of HCV genotyping since November 2001.

objectivesTo describe the emergence of a specific lineage of HCV genotype 4d (G4d) and its characteristics using molecular phylogenetics as a surveillance tool for identifying HCV strain clustering.

methodsThe LSPQ prospectively applied Sanger sequencing and phylogenetic analysis to determine the HCV genotype on samples collected from November 2001 to December 2017. When a major G4d cluster was identified, demographic information, HIV-infection status and syphilis test results were analyzed.

resultsPhylogenetic analyses performed on approximately 22,000 cases identified 122 G4d cases. One major G4d cluster composed of 37 cases was singled out. Two cases were identified in 2010, 10 from 2011-2014 and 25 from 2015-2017. Cases in the cluster were concentrated in two urban health regions. Compared to the other G4d cases, cluster cases were all male (

conclusionMolecular phylogenetics enabled the identification and surveillance of ongoing transmission of a specific HCV G4d lineage in HIV-positive and HIV-negative men in Quebec and its cross-continental spread. This information can orient intervention strategies to avoid transmission of HCV in MSM.

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clusterG4dgenotypeHCVmen who have sex with menmolecular epidemiologyMSMphylogenetic analysessurveillance

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