Seroprevalence of viral hepatitis in riverine communities from the Western Region of the Brazilian Amazon Basin

The western region of the Brazilian Amazon Basin has long been shown to be a highly endemic area for hepatitis B and hepatitis D viruses. Data concerning the prevalence of hepatitis C and E viruses in this region are still scarce. In this study we investigated the presence of hepatitis A, B, C, D an...

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Main Authors: VS de Paula, ME Arruda, CL Vitral, AMC Gaspar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2001-11-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762001000800016