Incidence of Infection by the Hepatitis A Virus Diagnosed in the City of Maracaibo, State of Zulia, Venezuela

• Main Authors: Luciana Costa León (Author), Leticia Porto Espinoza (Author), Francisca Monsalve Castillo (Author), Diana Callejas Valero (Author), Jesús Estévez (Author), María Elena Castellanos Sánchez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales, 2010-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection continues to be a public health problem in developing countries. The aim of this study was to determine incidence of the hepatitis A virus infection in a population from Maracaibo, Venezuela. From January, 2004 until December, 2007, this study was carried out on 105...