Abstract
We have investigated the seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C among Karitiana Indians (n = 119) living in the State of Rondônia, southwestern Brazilian Amazon. The prevalences of anti-HBs and anti-HBc were 16.1% and 35.3%, respectively, with HBsAg being found in only four (3.4%) subjects. Anti-HCV antibodies were detected in two subjects (1.7%). Age-stratified prevalence data suggest that both vertical and horizontal (the last among adults) routes of HBV transmission are important in this community.
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Ferrari, J. O., Ferreira, M. U., Tanaka, A., & Mizokami, M. (1999). The seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C in an Amerindian population in the southwestern Brazilian Amazon. Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 32(3), 299–302. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86821999000300013
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