Affiliation:
1. Universidade Federal de Goiás, Brasil
2. Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil
3. Fiocruz, Brasil
Abstract
In order to determine the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in quilombo remnant communities in Central Brazil, 1,007 subjects were interviewed in all 12 communities existing in Mato Grosso do Sul State, Central Brazil. Blood samples were collected and sera were tested for anti-HCV by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Positive samples were retested for confirmation using a line immunoassay and were also subjected to HCV RNA detection. The prevalence of HCV infection was 0.2%. This finding shows a low prevalence of HCV infection in quilombo remnant communities in Central Brazil.
Subject
Infectious Diseases,General Medicine
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