Hepatitis E virus infection in Brazil: results of laboratory-based surveillance from 1998 to 2013

Hepatitis E virus infection in Brazil: results of laboratory-based surveillance from 1998 to 2013

INTRODUCTION: Data on hepatitis E virus (HEV) in Brazil are limited. We analyzed 15 years of HEV surveillance data in a major clinical laboratory in São Paulo, Brazil. METHODS: The seroprevalence of HEV of 2,271 patients subjected to anti-HEV tests from 1998 to 2013 were analyzed. RESULTS: HEV serop...

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Main Authors:	Ana Maria Passos-Castilho, Anne de Sena, Mônica Renata Reinaldo, Celso Francisco Hernandes Granato
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2015-01-01
Series:	Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:	Hepatitis E vírus Epidemiology Seroprevalence
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822015005062015&lng=en&tlng=en

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