Hepatitis E virus infection in Brazil: results of laboratory-based surveillance from 1998 to 2013
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
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48(4): 468-470, July-Aug. 2015. tab
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Data on hepatitis E virus (HEV) in Brazil are limited. We analyzed 15 years of HEV surveillance data in a major clinical laboratory in São Paulo, Brazil.
METHODS:
The seroprevalence of HEV of 2,271 patients subjected to anti-HEV tests from 1998 to 2013 were analyzed.
RESULTS:
HEV seroprevalence was 2.1%, and the anti-HEV IgM positivity rate was 4.9%. Six hepatitis E patients were identified.
CONCLUSIONS:
HEV seroprevalence and detection rates appear to have increased in recent years. Hepatitis E should be investigated further and included in the differential diagnosis of hepatitis in Brazil.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Hepatitis E virus
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Hepatitis E
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
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Screening study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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Project document
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal de São Paulo/BR
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