The presence of antibodies for hepatitis a virus in amazonia Didelphis marsupialis (Vertebrata, Marsupialia)

Anti-HAV was detected by enzyme - immunoassay in sera collected from 6 (18,75%) of 32 Didelphis marsupialis trapped in the Amazon region. No anti-HAV were found in the sera from 136 other wild animals, including small rodents, reptiles and other marsupials.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Manoel do Carmo P. Soares, Gilberta Bensabath, Amélia P. A. Travassos da Rosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1987-04-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651987000200008&lng=en&tlng=en