Hepatitis A and E among immigrants and refugees in Central Brazil

Hepatitis A and E among immigrants and refugees in Central Brazil

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of hepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis E virus (HEV) among immigrants and refugees in Goiás, Central Brazil. METHODS Overall, 355 individuals were interviewed, and blood samples were tested for anti-HAV and anti-HEV IgG. Anti-HEV-positive samples w...

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Main Authors:	Grazielle Rosa da Costa e Silva, Thaynara Lorrane Silva Martins, Carla de Almeida Silva, Karlla Antonieta Amorim Caetano, Megmar Aparecida dos Santos Carneiro, Bruno Vinicius Diniz e Silva, Leonora Rezende Pacheco, Livia Melo Villar, Vanessa Salete de Paula, Regina Maria Bringel Martins, Sheila Araújo Teles
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade de São Paulo 2022-04-01
Series:	Revista de Saúde Pública
Subjects:	Refugees Latin America Hepatitis A, epidemiology Hepatitis E, epidemiology Seroepidemiologic Studies
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102022000100224&tlng=en

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