Distribution of hepatitis B infection in Brazil: the epidemiological situation at the beginning of the 21 st century
Abstract Brazil was formerly considered a country with intermediate hepatitis B endemicity, with large heterogeneity between Brazilian regions and areas of high prevalence, especially in the Amazon basin. Systematic vaccination of children was initiated in 1998. Between 2004 and 2009, a large popula...
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822015005003101&lng=en&tlng=en |