Hepatitis E virus infection among rural Afro-descendant communities from the eastern Brazilian Amazon
- Alex Junior Souza de Souza (6042710)
- Candida Maria Abrahão de Oliveira (6042713)
- Vânia Pinto Sarmento (6042716)
- André Antonio Corrêa das Chagas (6042719)
- Nayara Silva Nonato (6042722)
- Dickson Ciro Nascimento de Brito (6042725)
- Kemere Marques Vieira Barbosa (6042728)
- Manoel do Carmo Pereira Soares (6042731)
- Heloisa Marceliano Nunes (6042734)
Publication date
December 2018
DOIAbstract
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.</div
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