Author(s):
Souza, Alex Junior Souza de ; Oliveira, Candida Maria Abrah?o de ; Sarmento, V?nia Pinto ; Chagas, Andr? Antonio Corr?a das ; Nonato, Nayara Silva ; Brito, Dickson Ciro Nascimento de ; Barbosa, Kemere Marques Vieira ; Soares, Manoel do Carmo Pereira ; Nunes, Heloisa Marceliano
Date: 2018
Origin: Oasisbr
Subject(s): Hepatite E / transmiss?o; Hepatite E / virologia; Grupo com Ancestrais do Continente Africano; Afrodescendentes; Popula??o Rural; Cachoeira do Piri? (PA); Bela Aurora (PA); Camiranga (PA); Itamoari (PA)
Description
The study was supported by Evandro Chagas Institute (IEC/SVS/MS)
Minist?rio da Sa?de. Secretaria de Vigil?ncia em Sa?de. Instituto Evandro Chagas. Ananindeua, PA, Brasil.
Minist?rio da Sa?de. Secretaria de Vigil?ncia em Sa?de. Instituto Evandro Chagas. Ananindeua, PA, Brasil.
Minist?rio da Sa?de. Secretaria de Vigil?ncia em Sa?de. Instituto Evandro Chagas. Ananindeua, PA, Brasil.
Minist?rio da Sa?de. Secretaria de Vigil?ncia em Sa?de. Instituto Evandro Chagas. Ananindeua, PA, Brasil.
Minist?rio da Sa?de. Secretaria de Vigil?ncia em Sa?de. Instituto Evandro Chagas. Ananindeua, PA, Brasil.
Minist?rio da Sa?de. Secretaria de Vigil?ncia em Sa?de. Instituto Evandro Chagas. Ananindeua, PA, Brasil.
Minist?rio da Sa?de. Secretaria de Vigil?ncia em Sa?de. Instituto Evandro Chagas. Ananindeua, PA, Brasil.
Minist?rio da Sa?de. Secretaria de Vigil?ncia em Sa?de. Instituto Evandro Chagas. Ananindeua, PA, Brasil.
Minist?rio da Sa?de. Secretaria de Vigil?ncia em Sa?de. Instituto Evandro Chagas. Ananindeua, PA, Brasil.
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
