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Epidemiological aspects of HCV infection in non-injecting drug users in the Brazilian state of Pará, eastern Amazon.

Virology journal - 25 Feb 2014

Oliveira-Filho Aldemir B, Sawada Leila, Pinto Laine C, Locks Daiane, Bahia Santana L, Castro Jairo A A, Hermes Renata B, Brasil-Costa Igor, Amaral Carlos E M, Lemos José Alexandre R

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BACKGROUND: Currently, sharing of drug paraphernalia is the main form of HCV transmission worldwide. In South America, consistent findings indicate that shared sniffing equipment is an important factor in the spread of HCV among non-injecting drug users. Epidemiological data on the status of HCV infection in illicit drug users in the Amazon region are scarce, although reports of clinical cases of hepatitis or...

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PMID: 24564954
DOI: 10.1186/1743-422X-11-38
PMCID: PMC4077103

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