Article
Genetic diversity of HBV in indigenous populations on the border between Brazil and Bolivia.
The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Santos Alves Fabianne Araújo Gomes Dos, Nogueira Lima Felipe de Souza, Ribeiro Jessiane Rodrigues, Roca Tárcio Peixoto, Santos Alcione de Oliveira Dos, Botelho Souza Luan Felipo, Villalobos-Salcedo Juan Miguel, Vieira Deusilene Souza
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B is considered an important public health problem worldwide because it is a chronic infection with a risk factor for cirrhosis and cellular hepatocellular carcinoma. In Brazil, the Rondônia State ranks first in the Northern region regarding the number of deaths due to hepatitis B. In the Amazon basin, genotype F is considered specific to the Americas identified in native populations. But few data on...
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