Prevalence of hepatitis A virus infection in Afro-Brazilian isolated communities in Central Brazil

Prevalence of hepatitis A virus infection in Afro-Brazilian isolated communities in Central Brazil

To investigate hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection rates among isolated African-descendant communities in Central Brazil, 947 subjects were interviewed about demographic characteristics in all 12 isolated Afro-descendant communities existing in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Central Brazil, between...

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Main Authors: Aline G Kozlowski, Ana RC Motta-Castro, Laura B Nascimento, Ágabo MC Silva, Sheila A Teles, Livia M Villar, Ana MC Gaspar, Regina MB Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2007-02-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Afro-Brazilian
hepatitis A virus
prevalence
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762007000100021&lng=en&tlng=en

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