Age-specific Prevalence of Antibodies to Hepatitis A in Children and Adolescents from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1978 and 1995: Relationship of Prevalence to Environmental Factors

Age-specific Prevalence of Antibodies to Hepatitis A in Children and Adolescents from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1978 and 1995: Relationship of Prevalence to Environmental Factors

The age-specific prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis A virus (anti-HAV) was determined in two different population groups with low socio-economic status from Rio de Janeiro city, Brazil, whose serum samples were collected 17 years apart (Population 1, 1978; Population 2, 1995). In Population 2, an...

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Main Authors: Claudia L Vitral, Clara FT Yoshida, Elba RS Lemos, Christiane S Teixeira, Ana MC Gaspar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1998-01-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
hepatitis A
seroepidemiology
anti-HAV
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761998000100001

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