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HEPATITIS E SEROPREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN RURAL SETTLERS IN CENTRAL BRAZIL
Freitas, Nara Rubia de et al. | Date Issued: 2017
Author
Freitas, Nara Rubia de
Teles, Sheila Araújo
Caetano, Karlla Antonieta Amorim
Matos, Marcos Andre de
Carneiro, Megmar Aparecida dos Santos
Gardinali, Noemi Rovaris
Pinto, Marcelo Alves
Martins, Regina Maria Bringel
Affilliation
Universidade Federal de Goiás. Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública. Goiânia, GO, Brasil.
Universidade Federal de Goiás. Faculdade de Enfermagem. Goiânia, GO, Brasil.
Universidade Federal de Goiás. Faculdade de Enfermagem. Goiânia, GO, Brasil.
Universidade Federal de Goiás. Faculdade de Enfermagem. Goiânia, GO, Brasil.
Universidade Federal de Goiás. Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública. Goiânia, GO, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil.
Universidade Federal de Goiás. Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública. Goiânia, GO, Brasil.
Abstract
Introduction: Prevalence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection and associated factors were investigated in rural settlements in Central Brazil. Methods: A total of 464 settlers were interviewed, and serum samples were tested for anti-HEV IgG/IgM. Positive samples were tested for HEV RNA. Results: Sixteen participants (3.4%; 95% CI 2.0-5.7) were positive for anti-HEV IgG. None was positive for anti-HEV IgM. HEV RNA was not detected. Dwelling in a rural settlement for >5 years was associated with HEV seropositivity. Conclusions: The results revealed the absence of acute infection and a low prevalence of previous exposure to HEV.
Keywords in Portuguese
Vírus da Hepatite E
Epidemiologia
Assentamento rural
Brasil Central
 
Keywords
Hepatitis E virus
Epidemiology
Rural settlement
Central Brazil
 
Publisher
Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Citation
FREITAS, Nara Rubia de; et al. Hepatitis E seroprevalence and associated factors in rural settlers in Central Brazil. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop., v.50, n.5, p.675-679, Sept.-Oct. 2017.
DOI
10.1590/0037-8682-0105-2017
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0037-8682