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Short Communication • Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. 51 (06) • Nov-Dec 2018 • https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0394-2017   copy

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

Authorship SCIMAGO INSTITUTIONS RANKINGS

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.

Keywords:
Hepatitis E; Quilombola; Zoonosis

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