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Alex Junior Souza de Souza1, Candida Maria Abrahão de Oliveira1, Vânia Pinto Sarmento1
1Seção de Hepatologia, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Belém, PA, Brasil.
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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