Seroprevalence of hepatitis E in adults in Brazil: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Ngā kaituhi matua: Fátima Mitiko Tengan (Author), Gerusa M. Figueiredo (Author), Arielle K. S. Nunes (Author), Carol Manchiero (Author), Bianca P. Dantas (Author), Mariana C. Magri (Author), Thamiris V. G. Prata (Author), Marisa Nascimento (Author), Celso C. Mazza (Author), Edson Abdala (Author), Antonio A. Barone (Author), Wanderley M. Bernardo (Author)
• Hōputu: Pukapuka
• I whakaputaina: BMC, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Ngā marau: article
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Abstract Background Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a member of the Hepeviridae family; it has four main genotypes and one serotype. While genotypes 1 and 2 cause epidemic hepatitis and are transmitted via water and the fecal-oral route, genotypes 3 and 4 are zoonotic. In the various seroprevalence studi...