[HTML][HTML] Amerindian genetic ancestry as a risk factor for tuberculosis in an amazonian population

DFVB Leal, MN Santana da Silva, DCRO Fernandes… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
In recent years, the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) has declined worldwide, although this
disease still occurs at relatively high rates in Amerindian populations. This suggests that the …

Antibodies to Hepatitis B core antigen prevalence study in Kazakhstan

T Savchuk, Y Grinvald, M Ali… - Immunity …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Kazakhstan is being considered medium‐endemic for Hepatitis B virus infection
(HBV). HBV remains transmissible by direct exposure to infected blood or organic fluids …

[HTML][HTML] Seroprevalence of hepatitis B, C, and D and associated factors in the semi-isolated Yanomami Amazonian indigenous community

MPA Vasconcelos, JC Sánchez-Arcila, L Peres… - BMC Infectious …, 2024 - Springer
Background Viral hepatitis is a significant health concern among indigenous population in
the Americas. In Brazil, reports find high endemicity of HBV and HDV infections has been …

[HTML][HTML] Clinico-epidemiological and sociodemographic profile of patients with hemophilia in the Brazilian Amazon: High prevalence of hepatitis C infection and its …

EM Santos, JM Silva, AN Barbosa… - Frontiers in Public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Hemophilia is a recessive genetic disease caused by a mutation on the X chromosome that
has been linked to a high risk of transfusion-transmitted infections, especially sexually …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology of hepatitis B and C virus infection in Central West Argentina

LM Villar, VS de Paula, BV do Lago, JC Miguel… - Archives of …, 2020 - Springer
Little information is available regarding the prevalence of viral hepatitis in Central West
Argentina. This study aims to give new information regarding HBV and HCV prevalence …

[HTML][HTML] Utility of oral fluid samples for hepatitis B antibody detection in real life conditions

HM Cruz, VS de Paula, EF da Silva, KMR do Ó… - BMC infectious …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) testing in oral fluid samples may provide
advantages in diagnosis, screening or prevalence studies, especially among individuals …

[HTML][HTML] Seroprevalence and spatial distribution of hepatitis C virus in Bahia, Brazil

FM Pereira, FLN Santos, MCC de Almeida… - The American Journal …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In Salvador, which is the capital of the Brazilian state of Bahia, it has been estimated that
1.5% of the general population is infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV); however, the …

[HTML][HTML] Detection and genetic characterization of hepatitis B and D viruses: A multi-site cross-sectional study of people who use illicit drugs in the Amazon Region

RJS Silva, RS do Nascimento, JAJ Oliveira-Neto… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
Hepatitis B (HBV) and delta (HDV) viruses are endemic in the Amazon region, but vaccine
coverage against HBV is still limited. People who use illicit drugs (PWUDs) represent a high …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical and laboratory characteristics of hepatitis C and COVID‐19 coinfection: Prolonged RNA shedding in nonhospitalized case

LM Villar, VS de Paula, LCM Pinto… - Clinical Case …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Clinical and laboratory characteristics of hepatitis C and COVID‐19 coinfection: Prolonged RNA
shedding in nonhospitalized case - PMC Back to Top Skip to main content NIH NLM Logo …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic diversity of HBV in indigenous populations on the border between Brazil and Bolivia

FAGS Alves, FSN Lima, JR Ribeiro, TP Roca… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
Hepatitis B is considered an important public health problem worldwide because it is a
chronic infection with a risk factor for cirrhosis and cellular hepatocellular carcinoma. In …