Low prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in Amerindians from Western Venezuela

Low prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in Amerindians from Western Venezuela

Previous studies have not found hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Amerindians from Western Venezuela. A survey of 254 Bari and Yukpa natives aged 10-60 years (mean ± SD age = 35 ± 5.4 years) from four communities, two Bari and two Yukpa, in this area were studied to assess the prevalence of antib...

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Main Authors:	Francisca Monsalve-Castillo, Leonor Chacín-Bonilla, Ricardo J Atencio, Leticia Porto Espinoza, Luciana Costa-León, José M Echevarría
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2007-02-01
Series:	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:	hepatitis C virus prevalence Amerindians Venezuela
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762007000100018&lng=en&tlng=en

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