Low prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in Amerindians from Western Venezuela

Previous studies have not found hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Amerindians from Western Venezuela. A survey of 254 Bari and Yukpa natives aged 10-60 years (mean ± SD age = 35 ± 5.4 years) from four communities, two Bari and two Yukpa, in this area were studied to assess the prevalence of antib...

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Main Authors: Francisca Monsalve-Castillo, Leonor Chacín-Bonilla, Ricardo J Atencio, Leticia Porto Espinoza, Luciana Costa-León, José M Echevarría
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2007-02-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762007000100018&lng=en&tlng=en