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2. Hepatitis A epidemic in men who have sex with men (MSM) in Milan, Italy

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Aulicino, Gianuario, Faccini, Marino, Lamberti, Anna, Senatore, Sabrina, Ciconali, Giorgio, Gandolfi, Cecilia E, Galli, Cristina, Tagliacarne, Catia, Castaldi, Silvana, and Romanò, Luisa

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Adult, Male, Adolescent, Coinfection, Incidence, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Urban Health, men who have sex with men, Hepatitis A, Middle Aged, epidemic, Sexual and Gender Minorities, Young Adult, Italy, Humans, Original Article, Homosexuality, Male
Abstract

Background and aim of the work: Hepatitis A is an infectious disease characterized by fecal-oral transmission; however, a rise in sexually-transmitted cases has been observed, particularly among “men who have sex with men”. In Europe, a Hepatitis A epidemic occurred among men who have sex with men between 2016 and 2018. The aim of this study is to describe this Hepatitis A epidemic in the city of Milan and to analyze the incidence of Sexually Transmitted Diseases co-infection among Hepatitis A cases. Methods: Hepatitis A cases were traced and identified. Epidemiological data were collected and Hepatitis A vaccination was investigated. Cases were georeferenced, calculating incidence rates for each Milan Municipality. Viral genotypic analysis was carried out. Results: 353 cases were reported in Milan. Incidence rates resulted significantly higher in males (RR 18.1 CI9 5% 11.5 – 28.4). 70 cases reported foreign travel. 172 cases reported “Men who have Sex with Men” behaviour. Genotypic analysis revealed correlation with strains of the European “Men who have Sex with Men” epidemic. Georeferencing showed asymmetric case distribution. Only 12 cases reported Hepatitis A vaccination. The Relative Risk for syphilis infection among Hepatitis A cases was 133.9 (95% CI 81.7 – 219.7) and 29.7 (95%CI 9.5 – 92.7) for gonorrhea. Conclusions: Most genotyped cases (93.7%) correlated to the European Hepatitis A epidemic among Men who have Sex with Men. Georeferencing showed a greater incidence of Hepatitis A cases in areas characterized by the homosexual community. The higher incidence of Sexually Transmitted Diseases co-infection in Hepatitis A cases correlated to clusters responsible for the European Hepatitis A epidemic, suggests increased sexual promiscuity among Men who have Sex with Men. These data support the need for Hepatitis A vaccination programs and sensitization of Men who have Sex with Men to the adoption of safe sexual practices.

Published
2020

5. Persistence of immunity 18–19 years after vaccination against hepatitis B in 2 cohorts of vaccinees primed as infants or as adolescents in Italy

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Romanò, Luisa, Galli, Cristina, Tagliacarne, Catia, Tosti, Maria Elena, Velati, Claudio, Fomiatti, Laura, Chironna, Maria, Coppola, Rosa Cristina, Cuccia, Mario, Mangione, Rossana, Marrone, Fosca, Negrone, Francesco Saverio, Parlato, Antonino, Zotti, Carla Maria, Mele, Alfonso, Zanetti, Alessandro Remo, Spada, Enea, Alfonsi, Valeria, Sallustio, Anna, Procacci, Rossella, Masia, Giuseppina, Meloni, Angelo, Grande, Silvana Lo, Filippo, Cantone, Gonfalone, Vito, Consagra, Rosa Maria, Russotto, Angela, Frangapani, Domenico, Ulivieri, Giovanna, Nini, Alessandra, Maldini, Morena, Cafarelli, Giuseppe, Giambersio, Antonio, Alfieri, Rosa, Santolo, Milena Scotto di, Zamparo, Emanuela, Cacello, Elena, Montu’, Domenico, and Belloni, Annamaria

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Male, 0301 basic medicine, Secondary, Pediatrics, HBsAg, Time Factors, Booster dose, immune memory, Group A, Group B, 0302 clinical medicine, HBV, Immunology and Allergy, Medicine, 030212 general & internal medicine, Young adult, biology, virus diseases, Hepatitis B, Research Papers, Vaccination, Italy, Female, Antibody, long-term immunity, hepatitis B, vaccination, Adolescent, Adult, Hepatitis B Antibodies, Hepatitis B Vaccines, Humans, Infant, Young Adult, Immunization, Secondary, Immunologic Memory, Immunology, Pharmacology, medicine.medical_specialty, 030106 microbiology, complex mixtures, 03 medical and health sciences, Internal medicine, business.industry, medicine.disease, digestive system diseases, biology.protein, Immunization, business
Abstract

This study was aimed at assessing the anti-HBs persistence and immune memory 18–19 y after vaccination against hepatitis B in healthy individuals primed as infants or adolescents. We enrolled 405 teenagers (Group A) vaccinated as infants, and 409 young adults (Group B) vaccinated as adolescents. All vaccinees were tested for anti-HBs and anti-HBc antibodies; those found anti-HBc positive were further tested for HBsAg and HBV DNA. Eight individuals belonging to Group B were positive for anti-HBc alone, and were excluded from analysis. Individuals with anti-HBs concentration ≥ 10 mIU/ml were considered protected while those with anti-HBs concentration

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2017
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6. Lessons learnt over two decades of vaccination against hepatitis B in Italy

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Romanò, Luisa, Galli, Cristina, Tagliacarne, Catia, Zanetti, Alessandro Remo, Romanò, Luisa, Galli, Cristina, Tagliacarne, Catia, and Zanetti, Alessandro Remo

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This article reviews topics covered and discussed at the Meeting: €œVaccini e vaccinazioni. Migliorare l’oggi e preparare il domani€, held in Genoa, Italy, on 12 September 2014. Data presented at the meeting, clearly showed that: 1) hepatitis B vaccination can confer long-term protection and there is no need for booster in immunocompetent vaccinees; 2) vaccination is highly effective in protecting population from clinical acute or chronic HBV infections, including hepatocellular carcinoma; 3) children vaccinated as infants with hexavalent vaccines maintain immunological memory 5 years after priming, but further studies are needed to assess whether immunity persists during the adolescence and adulthood when risk of exposure to HBV becomes higher; 4) the emergence of vaccine-escape mutants and Pol-gene mutants during antiviral therapy - which can result in changes in the S-gene - is of some concern, but at present there is no evidence that such mutants may pose a threat to the established programs of vaccination.

Published
2015

8. Phylogeography and phylodynamics of European genotype 3 hepatitis E virus

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Zehender, Gianguglielmo, primary, Ebranati, Erika, additional, Lai, Alessia, additional, Luzzago, Camilla, additional, Paladini, Sara, additional, Tagliacarne, Catia, additional, Galli, Cristina, additional, Galli, Massimo, additional, Ciccozzi, Massimo, additional, Zanetti, Alessandro R., additional, and Romanò, Luisa, additional

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2014
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9. Hepatitis A epidemic in men who have sex with men (MSM) in Milan, Italy.

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Aulicino G, Faccini M, Lamberti A, Senatori S, Ciconali G, Gandolfi C, Galli C, Tagliacarne C, Castaldi S, and Romanò L

Subjects
Adolescent, Adult, Humans, Incidence, Italy, Male, Middle Aged, Urban Health, Young Adult, Coinfection epidemiology, Hepatitis A complications, Hepatitis A epidemiology, Homosexuality, Male, Sexual and Gender Minorities, Sexually Transmitted Diseases complications, Sexually Transmitted Diseases epidemiology
Abstract

Background and Aim of the Work: Hepatitis A is an infectious disease characterized by fecal-oral transmission; however, a rise in sexually-transmitted cases has been observed, particularly among "men who have sex with men". In Europe, a Hepatitis A epidemic occurred among men who have sex with men between 2016 and 2018. The aim of this study is to describe this Hepatitis A epidemic in the city of Milan and to analyze the incidence of Sexually Transmitted Diseases co-infection among Hepatitis A cases., Methods: Hepatitis A cases were traced and identified. Epidemiological data were collected and Hepatitis A vaccination was investigated. Cases were georeferenced, calculating incidence rates for each Milan Municipality. Viral genotypic analysis was carried out., Results: 353 cases were reported in Milan. Incidence rates resulted significantly higher in males (RR 18.1 CI9 5% 11.5 - 28.4). 70 cases reported foreign travel. 172 cases reported "Men  who have Sex with Men" behaviour. Genotypic analysis revealed correlation with strains of the European "Men who have Sex with Men" epidemic. Georeferencing showed asymmetric case distribution. Only 12 cases reported Hepatitis A vaccination. The Relative Risk for syphilis infection among Hepatitis A cases was 133.9 (95% CI 81.7 - 219.7) and 29.7 (95%CI 9.5 - 92.7) for gonorrhea., Conclusions: Most genotyped cases (93.7%) correlated to the European Hepatitis A epidemic among Men who have Sex with Men. Georeferencing showed a greater incidence of Hepatitis A cases in areas characterized by the homosexual community. The higher incidence of Sexually Transmitted Diseases co-infection in Hepatitis A cases correlated to clusters responsible for the European Hepatitis A epidemic, suggests increased sexual promiscuity among Men who have Sex with Men. These data support the need for Hepatitis A vaccination programs and sensitization of Men who have Sex with Men to the adoption of safe sexual practices.

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2020
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11. Seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus among blood donors in northern Italy (Sondrio, Lombardy) determined by three different assays.

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Galli C, Fomiatti L, Tagliacarne C, Velati C, Zanetti AR, Castaldi S, and Romanò L

Subjects
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay methods, Hepatitis Antibodies blood, Hepatitis E blood, Hepatitis E epidemiology, Humans, Italy epidemiology, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Blood Donors, Hepatitis E diagnosis, Hepatitis E virus isolation & purification
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2017
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