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Nationwide overview of the distribution of hepatitis B virus genotypes in Brazi...
Lampe, Elisabeth; Mello, Francisco C. A.; do Espírito-Santo, Marcia P.; Oliveira, Cintia M. C.; Bertolini, Dennis A.; Gonçales, Neiva S. L.Made available in DSpace on 2018-12-11T16:48:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2017-06-01; Fundação Oswaldo Cruz; The influence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes in the natural history of the disease and its response to antiviral treatment have been addressed in many studies. In Brazil, studies on HBV genotype circulation have been restricted to specific population groups and states. Here,...
Human enterovirus infection in stray dogs. Some aspects of interest to public h...
Waldman, Eliseu Alves; Moreira, Regina C.; Saez, Sueli G.; Souza, Denise F.C.; Carmona, Rita de C.C.; Takimoto, Sueko; Cortes, Valdson de A.To investigate the possible role of domestic animals as reservoirs of human enteroviruses, we studied 212 stray dogs captured in different areas of the municipality of São Paulo. The captured animals were divided into 19 groups of 10 to 20 dogs each; faeces of 126 of the 212 dogs were processed for enterovirus isolation. The following viruses were isolated from 12 dogs: poliovirus type 1 (2 dogs), poliovirus ty...
An exanthematic disease epidemic associated with coxsackievirus B3 infection in...
Moreira, Regina C.; Castrignano, Silvana B.; Carmona, Rita de C. C.; Gomes, Filumena M. S.; Saes, Sueli G.; Oliveira, Rosely S; Souza, Denise F. C.An epidemic of exanthematic illness in a day care center is described. Ten children aged 7 to 13 months were affected by the illness. The exanthem was characterized by nonconfluent macular or maculopapular lesions that appeared on the face, body and limbs. Fifty percent of the infected children had fever of up to 39ºC at the beginning of the disease. Coxsackievirus B3 (CB3) was isolated from the stool of one il...