AI Article Synopsis
- Researchers followed the Chlamydia trachomatis L2b variant in both Amsterdam and San Francisco.
- All recent cases of lymphogranuloma venereum in Amsterdam were linked to this L2b variant.
- The same variant was observed in San Francisco during the 1980s, suggesting the current outbreak is part of a slowly developing epidemic.
Article Abstract
We traced the Chlamydia trachomatis L2b variant in Amsterdam and San Francisco. All recent lymphogranuloma venereum cases in Amsterdam were caused by the L2b variant. This variant was also present in the 1980s in San Francisco. Thus, the current "outbreak" is most likely a slowly evolving epidemic.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3367337 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1111.050821 | DOI Listing |
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