Hepatitis E virus infection among rural Afro-descendant communities from the eastern Brazilian Amazon

Abstract INTRODUCTION The prevalence, public health impact, and epidemiological characteristics of hepatitis E virus (HEV) are poorly understood in Brazil. METHODS Serum samples from 535 individuals from three rural Afro-descendant communities located in eastern Brazilian Amazon were collected in October 2015 and tested for presence of anti-HEV IgM and IgG antibodies. Serologically positive samples were also tested for HEV-RNA. RESULTS Two cases were confirmed for anti-HEV IgM (0.3 %) and two cases for anti-HEV IgG (0.3 %). No sample was positive for HEV-RNA. CONCLUSIONS Results indicated low prevalence of HEV infection in Afro-descendant rural communities from the eastern Brazilian Amazon.

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Main Authors:	Souza,Alex Junior Souza de, Oliveira,Candida Maria Abrahão de, Sarmento,Vânia Pinto, Chagas,André Antonio Corrêa das, Nonato,Nayara Silva, Brito,Dickson Ciro Nascimento de, Barbosa,Kemere Marques Vieira, Soares,Manoel do Carmo Pereira, Nunes,Heloisa Marceliano
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2018
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822018000600803
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