Outbreak of hepatitis B virus in recent arrivals to the Brazilian Amazon

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 4-9

  Souto, Francisco José Dutra ^a   Fontes, Cor Jésus Fernandes ^a,b   Gaspar, Ana Maria Coimbra ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

^b FUNDAÇÃO NACIONAL DE SAÚDE   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Emigration and immigration; Epidemiology; HBV subtype; Incidence

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS;

DELTA VIRUS; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS;

EID: 3542990838     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(199809)56:1<4::AID-JMV2>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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