Ítem
Acceso Abierto

Implications of hepatitis C virus subtype 1a migration patterns for virus genetic sequencing policies in Italy

Título de la revista
Autores
Cuypers, Lize
Vrancken, Bram
Fabeni, Lavinia
Marascio, Nadia
Cento, Valeria
Di Maio, Velia Chiara
Aragr, Marianna
Pineda-Peña, Andrea-Clemencia
Schrooten, Yoeri
Van Laethem, Kristel

Archivos
Fecha
2017

Directores

ISSN de la revista
Título del volumen
Editor

Buscar en:

Métricas alternativas

Resumen
Abstract
Background: In-depth phylogeographic analysis can reveal migration patterns relevant for public health planning. Here, as a model, we focused on the provenance, in the current Italian HCV subtype 1a epidemic, of the NS3 resistance-associated variant (RAV) Q80K, known to interfere with the action of NS3/4A protease inhibitor simeprevir. HCV1a migration patterns were analysed using Bayesian phylodynamic tools, capitalising on newly generated and publicly available time and geo-referenced NS3 encoding virus genetic sequence data. Results: Our results showed that both immigration and local circulation fuel the current Italian HCV1a epidemic. The United States and European continental lineages dominate import into Italy, with the latter taking the lead from the 1970s onwards. Since similar migration patterns were found for Q80K and other lineages, no clear differentiation of the risk for failing simeprevir can be made between patients based on their migration and travel history. Importantly, since HCV only occasionally recombines, these results are readily transferable to the genetic sequencing policy concerning NS5A RAVs. Conclusions: The patient migration and travel history cannot be used to target only part of the HCV1a infected population for drug resistance testing before start of antiviral therapy. Consequently, it may be cost-effective to expand genotyping efforts to all HCV1a infected patients eligible for simeprevir-based therapies. © 2017 The Author(s).
Palabras clave
Filogeografía , Política de salud pública
Keywords
HCV , HCV1a , Q80K , Phylogeography , Public health policy
Buscar en:
Colecciones