| Literature DB >> 7741175 |
L Pang1, F E Alencar, C Cerutti, W K Milhous, A L Andrade, R Oliveira, N Kanesa-Thasan, P O MaCarthy, C H Hoke.
Abstract
This is the first report of serologic evidence of hepatitis E infection in Brazil. During a community-based survey of healthy individuals, six of 97 gold miners in the Amazon region of Mato Grosso had antibody to the virus. The mining camps have poor sanitation with a great potential for fecal-oral transmission of disease. Since levels of hepatitis E antibodies may quickly wane, studies to directly measure the incidence of seroconversion are planned to determine the intensity of transmission in this area.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID： 7741175 DOI： 10.4269/ajtmh.1995.52.347
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Trop Med Hyg ISSN： 0002-9637 Impact factor: 2.345