Short report: hepatitis E infection in the Brazilian Amazon.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
; 52(4): 347-8, 1995 Apr.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7741175
This is the first report of serologic evidence of hepatitis E infection in Brazil. During a community-based survey of healthy individuals, six of 97 gold miners in the Amazon region of Mato Grosso had antibody to the virus. The mining camps have poor sanitation with a great potential for fecal-oral transmission of disease. Since levels of hepatitis E antibodies may quickly wane, studies to directly measure the incidence of seroconversion are planned to determine the intensity of transmission in this area.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Hepatite E
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Mineração
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Doenças Profissionais
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Trop Med Hyg
Ano de publicação:
1995
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos