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metadata.dc.type: | Artigo de Periódico |
Title: | HBV epidemiology in Latin America |
Other Titles: | Journal of Clinical Virology |
Authors: | Paraná, Raymundo Almeida, Delvone |
metadata.dc.creator: | Paraná, Raymundo Almeida, Delvone |
Abstract: | In Latin America, despite the paucity of population studies, hepatitis B is considered endemic. The western Amazonia is a highly endemic area where hepatitis D is also prevalent. In this area, outbreaks of fulminant hepatitis due to H13V and HDV are frequently reported. Non-safe sexual activity seems to be the most important transmission route, but intrafamilial transmission, during early childhood, is extremely significant in Amazonia. The H13V genotype distribution is heterogeneous with a high prevalence of genotype F in the Amazonian region and genotype A in all other areas. In the region where Asian and Italian immigration occurred, genotypes B, C and D are also described. |
Keywords: | Hepatitis B virus HBV epidemiology Latin America |
metadata.dc.rights: | Acesso Aberto |
URI: | http://repositorio.ufba.br/ri/handle/ri/13355 |
Issue Date: | 2005 |
Appears in Collections: | Artigo Publicado em Periódico (Faculdade de Medicina) |
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