Low occurrence of Hepatitis A virus in water samples from an urban area of Southern Brazil
ABSTRACT Hepatitis A virus (HAV), a member of Picornaviridae family, is the main causative agent of acute viral hepatitis in the world, mainly in developing countries. HAV may be present in contaminated water and food and its presence is often associated to a lesser extent with socioeconomic factors...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2018-11-01
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| Series: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652018005000242&lng=en&tlng=en |