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Hepatitis E Virus in People Who Use Crack-Cocaine: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Remote Region of Northern Brazil.
Viruses - 17 May 2021
do Nascimento Raquel Silva, Baia Karen Lorena N, de Souza Samara Borges, Fontoura Guilherme Martins G, Nunes Patrícia Ferreira, Machado Luiz Fernando A, Kupek Emil, Fischer Benedikt, Martins Luísa Caricio, Oliveira-Filho Aldemir B
Abstract excerpt
People who use crack-cocaine (PWUCC) have numerous vulnerabilities and pose a challenge to health and social assistance services. The exposure to pathogens and risk situations occur differently according to each individual, region and social group. This study identified the presence, genotypes and factors associated with hepatitis E virus (HEV) exposure among a community-recruited cohort of 437 PWUCC in northern...
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