Hepatitis E virus infection among rural Afro-descendant communities from the eastern Brazilian amazon

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2018
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http://patua.iec.gov.br//handle/iec/3543
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Souza, Alex Junior Souza de
Oliveira, Candida Maria Abrahão de
Sarmento, Vânia Pinto
Chagas, André Antonio Corrêa das
Nonato, Nayara Silva
Brito, Dickson Ciro Nascimento de
Barbosa, Kemere Marques Vieira
Soares, Manoel do Carmo Pereira
Nunes, Heloisa Marceliano
Resumo
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
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SOUZA, Alex Junior Souza de et al. Hepatitis E virus infection among rural Afro-descendant communities from the eastern Brazilian amazon. Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, v. 51, n. 6, p. 803-807, Nov.- Dec. 2018.
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Hepatite E / transmissão
Hepatite E / virologia
Grupo com Ancestrais do Continente Africano
Afrodescendentes
População Rural
Cachoeira do Piriá (PA)
Bela Aurora (PA)
Camiranga (PA)
Itamoari (PA)
Direito Autoral
Acesso Aberto
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