Detection and Genetic Characterization of Hepatitis B and D Viruses: A Multi-Site Cross-Sectional Study of People Who Use Illicit Drugs in the Amazon Region

Detection and Genetic Characterization of Hepatitis B and D Viruses: A Multi-Site Cross-Sectional Study of People Who Use Illicit Drugs in the Amazon Region

Hepatitis B (HBV) and delta (HDV) viruses are endemic in the Amazon region, but vaccine coverage against HBV is still limited. People who use illicit drugs (PWUDs) represent a high-risk group due to common risk behavior and socioeconomic factors that facilitate the acquisition and transmission of pa...

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Main Authors: Ronylson José S. Silva, Raquel Silva do Nascimento, José Augusto J. Oliveira-Neto, Fabricio Quaresma Silva, Juliana Nádia F. Piauiense, Camila Moraes Gomes, Luiz Marcelo L. Pinheiro, Rafael Lima Resque, João Renato R. Pinho, Emil Kupek, Benedikt Fischer, Luiz Fernando A. Machado, Luísa Caricio Martins, José Alexandre R. Lemos, Aldemir B. Oliveira-Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
epidemiology
HBV
HDV
exposure
genotypes
mutations
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/7/1380

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