MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY OF HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS INFECTION IN MINAS GERAIS STATE FROM BRAZIL, AN AREA OUTSIDE THE HYPERENDEMIC REGION OF THE AMAZON BASIN

Molecular epidemiology of Hepatitis delta virus infection in Minas Gerais state from Brazil, an area outside the hyperendemic region of the Amazon Basin

BACKGROUND Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infections in hepatitis B virus (HBV) carriers are the most Lotions severe form of viral hepatitis.HDV prevalence is high in the Brazilian Amazon, but studies in other regions of the country are still scarce and often underestimated its prevalence by including a small numbers of individuals.OBJECTIVE This stud

read more