Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C in the Western Brazilian Amazon region (Rio Branco, Acre): a pilot study carried out during a hepatitis B vaccination program

Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C in the Western Brazilian Amazon region (Rio Branco, Acre): a pilot study carried out during a hepatitis B vaccination program

In 1999, on the occasion of the application of the first vaccine dose during the state vaccination campaign against hepatitis B virus (HBV), 390 individuals from the town of Rio Branco, Acre, aged two or more years were selected for the determination of the seroprevalence of HBV and HCV. HBV markers...

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Main Authors: J. Tavares-Neto, D. Almeida, M. C. Soares, R. Uchoa, S. Viana, R. Darub, E. Farias, G. Rocha, L. Vitvitski, R. Paraná
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Hepatitis B vaccination
Amazonia
hepatitis B
hepatitis C
epidemiology
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702004000200003&lng=en&tlng=en

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