Prevalence of hepatitis E virus antibodies in individuals exposed to swine in Mato Grosso, Brazil

Prevalence of hepatitis E virus antibodies in individuals exposed to swine in Mato Grosso, Brazil

This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of hepatitis E antibodies (anti-HEV) among individuals exposed to swine in the rural areas of the state of Mato Grosso (MT) in Brazil. The study included 310 participants who had an average age of 39 years. Fifty-one per cent of the participants we...

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Main Authors: Sabrina Monteiro Tosoncin da Silva, Jacqueline Mendes de Oliveira, Cláudia Lamarca Vitral, Karina de Almeida Vieira, Marcelo Alves Pinto, Francisco José Dutra Souto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2012-05-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
hepatitis E virus
swine
domestic animals
farm workers
zoonotic transmission
occupational transmission
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