Article
HBV epidemiology and genetic diversity in an area of high prevalence of hepatitis B in southern Brazil.
The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Paoli Juliana de, Wortmann André Castagna, Klein Mirelli Gabardo, Pereira Vagner Reinaldo Zingalli Bueno, Cirolini Adriana Maria, Godoy Bibiane Armiliato de, Fagundes Nelson Jurandi Rosa, Wolf Jonas Michel, Lunge Vagner Ricardo, Simon Daniel
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major public health problem in Brazil. HBV endemicity is usually moderate to low according to geographic regions, and high prevalence of this virus has been reported in people of some specific Brazilian counties, including those with a strong influence of Italian colonization in southern Brazil. Analysis of HBV diversity and identification of the main risk...
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