Declining prevalence of hepatitis A and silent circulation of hepatitis E virus infection in southeastern Brazil

Declining prevalence of hepatitis A and silent circulation of hepatitis E virus infection in southeastern Brazil

Objectives: Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection is considered highly endemic in Brazil, especially in low-income areas. In contrast, only a few human cases of hepatitis E have been reported. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and potential risk factors of HAV and hepatitis E virus (HEV) infec...

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Main Authors: Daniel Cardoso de Almeida e Araújo, Jaqueline Mendes de Oliveira, Simone Kashima Haddad, Daiane Leite da Roza, Fernanda de Oliveira Bottino, Sarah Beatriz Salvador Castro Faria, Fernando Bellíssimo-Rodrigues, Afonso Dinis Costa Passos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Seroprevalence
Epidemiology
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis E
HEV IgG ELISA
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971220307426

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