The seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C in an Amerindian population in the southwestern Brazilian Amazon

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

J.o. Ferrari¹  M.u. Ferreira²  A. Tanaka¹  M. Mizokami¹ 

[1] ,University of São Paulo,Brazil

关键词: Hepatitis B and C;    Epidemiology;    Amazonian Indians;    Hepatite B e C;    Epidemiologia;    Índios amazônicos;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86821999000300013

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

We have investigated the seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C among Karitiana Indians (n = 119) living in the State of Rondônia, southwestern Brazilian Amazon. The prevalences of anti-HBs and anti-HBc were 16.1% and 35.3%, respectively, with HBsAg being found in only four (3.4%) subjects. Anti-HCV antibodies were detected in two subjects (1.7%). Age-stratified prevalence data suggest that both vertical and horizontal (the last among adults) routes of HBV transmission are important in this community.

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