Hepatitis A virus subgenotypes dissemination during a community outbreak in a surrounding region of Rio de Janeiro
From December 1999 to December 2001, many cases of hepatitis A were notified in the county of Belford Roxo involving individuals aged 0 to 79 years. Serum samples were collected to evaluate the prevalence of anti-hepatitis A virus (HAV) antibodies, to detect HAV-RNA and to correlate with possible ri...
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Language: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
2008-05-01
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Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762008000300005 |