Hepatitis E virus infection among rural Afro-descendant communities from the eastern Brazilian amazon
The prevalence, public health impact, and epidemiological characteristics of hepatitis E virus (HEV) are poorly understood in Brazil. Methods: Serum samples from 535 individuals from three rural Afro-descendant communities located in eastern Brazilian Amazon were collected in October 2015 and test...
| Autor principal: | Souza, Alex Junior Souza de |
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| Outros Autores: | Oliveira, Candida Maria Abrah?o de, Sarmento, V?nia Pinto, Chagas, Andr? Antonio Corr?a das, Nonato, Nayara Silva, Brito, Dickson Ciro Nascimento de, Barbosa, Kemere Marques Vieira, Soares, Manoel do Carmo Pereira, Nunes, Heloisa Marceliano |
| Grau: | Artigo |
| Idioma: | eng |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
2018
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http://patua.iec.gov.br//handle/iec/3543 |
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The prevalence, public health impact, and epidemiological characteristics of hepatitis E virus (HEV) are poorly
understood in Brazil. Methods: Serum samples from 535 individuals from three rural Afro-descendant communities located
in eastern Brazilian Amazon were collected in October 2015 and tested for presence of anti-HEV IgM and IgG antibodies.
Serologically positive samples were also tested for HEV-RNA. Results: Two cases were confirmed for anti-HEV IgM (0.3 %)
and two cases for anti-HEV IgG (0.3 %). No sample was positive for HEV-RNA. Conclusions: Results indicated low prevalence
of HEV infection in Afro-descendant rural communities from the eastern Brazilian Amazon |