Epidemiological pattern and mortality rates for hepatitis A in Brazil, 1980-2002: a review

Epidemiological pattern and mortality rates for hepatitis A in Brazil, 1980-2002: a review

The prevalence of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection is high in developing countries, in which low standards of sanitation promote the transmission of the virus. In Latin America, which is considered an area of high HAV endemicity, most HAV-positive individuals are infected in early childhood. Howeve...

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Main Authors: Cláudia L Vitral, Ana Maria C Gaspar, Francisco José D Souto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2006-03-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
hepatitis A virus
hepatitis A
Brazil
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762006000200001

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