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Artigos • Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. 39 (1) • Feb 2006 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822006000100015   copy

Sociodemographical aspects of seroprevalence of hepatitis A virus in the settlement of Cavunge, a semi-arid region of Bahia State

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In Cavunge community, a rural pvillage of the dry tropic in Bahia State, Brazil, a sentinel study on viral hepatitis was developed to characterize the seroprevalence of hepatitis A. The presence of IgG anti-HAV was analyzed in 891 citizens and 85.9% were positive. The prevalence was similar between genders and increased with age.

hepatitis A virus; Epidemiology; Serological markers of hepatitis; Cavunge; Bahia

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