Hepatotropic viruses in the Brazilian Amazon: a health threat
Viral Hepatitis B, C and D are a serious public health problem in Brazil and other South American countries, mainly in the Amazonian region. Despite the paucity of clinical and epidemiological studies, a high prevalence of Hepatitis viruses has often been described in this area. Genotype F of Hepati...
Main Authors: | Raymundo Paraná, Ludmila Vitvitski, Joao Eduardo Pereira |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702008000300017&lng=en&tlng=en |
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