HBV epidemiology and genetic diversity in an area of high prevalence of hepatitis B in southern Brazil

HBV epidemiology and genetic diversity in an area of high prevalence of hepatitis B in southern Brazil

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ABSTRACT Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major public health problem in Brazil. HBV endemicity is usually moderate to low according to geographic regions, and high prevalence of this virus has been reported in people of some specific Brazilian counties, including those with a stro...

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Main Authors: Juliana de Paoli, André Castagna Wortmann, Mirelli Gabardo Klein, Vagner Reinaldo Zingalli Bueno Pereira, Adriana Maria Cirolini, Bibiane Armiliato de Godoy, Nelson Jurandi Rosa Fagundes, Jonas Michel Wolf, Vagner Ricardo Lunge, Daniel Simon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
HBV infection
Epidemiology
HBV genotypes
Risk factor
Transmission
Cross-sectional studies
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