Prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection and carriage after nineteen years of vaccination program in the Western Brazilian Amazon

Prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection and carriage after nineteen years of vaccination program in the Western Brazilian Amazon

INTRODUCTION: Reductions in the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and carriage, decreases in liver cancer incidence, and changes in patterns of liver dysfunctions are described after hepatitis B vaccination. METHODS: We conducted a population-based seroprevalence study aimed at estimat...

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Main Authors: Wornei Silva Miranda Braga, Márcia da Costa Castilho, Fabiane Giovanella Borges, Ana Cristina de Souza Martinho, Ivo Seixas Rodrigues, Eliete Pereira de Azevedo, Márcia Scazufca, Paulo Rossi Menezes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2012-02-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
HBV
Hepatite B
Prevalência
Vacinação
Epidemiologia
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