Genetic diversity, haplotype analysis, and risk factor assessment of hepatitis a virus (HAV) isolates from the West Bank, Palestine during the period between 2014 and 2016
Dumaidi, K.; Qaraqe, H.; Al-Jawabreh, A.; Abu-Helu, R.; Samarah, F.; Al-Jawabreh, H.
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BackgroundHAV genotypes and its genetic diversity is rarely investigated in our region as well as worldwide. Aimsthe aims of the present study were to determine the HAV genotypes and its risk factors and to investigate the genetic diversity of the HAV isolates in the West bank, Palestine. Study designa cohort of 161 clinically and laboratory confirmed HAV (IgM-positive) cases and 170 IgM negative individuals from all the districts of the West Bank, Palestine during the period of 2014-2016 were tested for VP3/VP1 junction of the HAV genome using RT-PCR and sequence analysis. Phylogenetic analysis, genetic diversity and haplotypes analysis were used to characterize the VP3/VP1 sequences. ResultsOverall, all the 34 sequences of the HAV was found to be HAV-IB sub-genotype. The phylogenetic analysis showed four main clusters with cluster III exclusively consisting of 18 Palestinian isolates (18/23-78%) with weak bootstrap values. A high haplotype diversity (Hd) and low nucleotide diversity ({pi}) were observed. Cluster III showed high number of haplotypes (h=8), but low haplotype (gene) diversity (Hd=0.69). A total of 28 active haplotypes with some consisting of more than one sequence were observed using haplotype network analysis. The Palestinian haplotypes are characterized by closely related viral haplotypes with one SNV away from each other which ran parallel to cluster III in the phylogenetic tree. A smaller Palestinian haplotype (4 isolates) was three SNVs away from the major haplotype cluster (n=10) and closer to haplotypes from Iran, Spain, and South Africa. Young age, low level of parents education, poor hand washing and drinking of un-treated water was considered the major HAV risk factors in the present study. ConclusionHAV-IB subgentype is endemic in Palestine. HAV showed low genetic variation and nucleotide diversity. Furthermore, haplotype network analysis revealed haplotype variation among the Palestinian sequences.
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