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| Tavares-Neto,J.; Almeida,D.; Soares,M. C.; Uchoa,R.; Viana,S.; Darub,R.; Farias,E.; Rocha,G.; Vitvitski,L.; Paraná,R.. |
| In 1999, on the occasion of the application of the first vaccine dose during the state vaccination campaign against hepatitis B virus (HBV), 390 individuals from the town of Rio Branco, Acre, aged two or more years were selected for the determination of the seroprevalence of HBV and HCV. HBV markers (HBsAg, anti-HBs, and anti-HBc IgG) were determined on this occasion and anti-HBs antibodies were also assessed 30 days after the third vaccine dose. At the time of vaccination, 39% of the individuals were still susceptible to HBV, while 61% presented serologic evidence of previous HBV contact or previous vaccination. The individuals with previous HBV contact were significantly older (p<0.001) than those without HBV markers. Of the 192 individuals who... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Hepatitis B vaccination; Amazonia; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; Epidemiology. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702004000200003 |
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