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Hepatitis B and C virus infection among Brazilian Amazon riparians
(2011-10) OLIVEIRA, Claudia Suellen Ferro de; SILVA, Adenielson Vilar e; SANTOS, Kemper Nunes dos; FECURY, Amanda Alves; ALMEIDA, Marcella Kelly Costa de; FERNANDES, Adriana Prado; COSTA, Carlos Araújo da; FREITAS, Andrei Silva; CORVELO, Tereza Cristina de Oliveira; MARTINS, Luisa Caricio
INTRODUCTION: Viral hepatitis is a major public health concern in Brazil. There are few past studies on this issue, especially among riparian communities. This study aims at determining the seroprevalence of viral hepatitis B and C in the riparian community of Pacuí Island, within the Cametá municipality of Pará State, Brazil. Moreover, this study aims to investigate the principal risk factors that this community is exposed to. METHODS: The current study has accessed blood samples from 181 volunteers who have answered an epidemiological questionnaire. Analyses on serological markers have been tested with commercial ELISA kits for detecting HBsAg, total anti-HBc, anti-HBs, and anti-HCV. Within seroreactive patients for HCV, RT-PCR and line probe assay have been performed to identify the viral genotype. RESULTS: In the serological marker analysis for hepatitis B, no reactivity for HBsAg, rate of 1.1% for total anti-HBc, and rate of 19.3% for anti-HBs have been observed. On hepatitis C, 8.8% seroprevalence has been found, in which 62.5% have gotten viral RNA. Among the risk factors studied, the following have been highlighted: non-use of condoms, sharing of cutting instruments, use of illicit drugs, and reports of family disease with HBV or HCV. CONCLUSIONS: The vaccination coverage against HBV is low, and the high prevalence of HCV within this community has been observed.
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Soroprevalência e fatores de risco para as hepatites virais B e C na comunidade ribeirinha de Pacuí-Cametá/PA
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2010) OLIVEIRA, Claudia Suellen Ferro de; MARTINS, Luisa Caricio; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1799493244439769
Viral hepatitis is an important problem public health in Brazil, mainly in the northen region wich there are few studies in this area especiallu in coastal communities , due to difficult acess. The research aimed to determine the prevalence of viral hepatitis B and C in the Amazon river town, Pacui Island, city of Cametá, Para State, and to investigate the socio-economic characteristics and major risk factor that this community is exposed. Comprised a total of 181 volunteers, these blood samples were collected and applied an epidemiological questionnaire. The research of specific serological markers was perfomed by commercial ELISA kits for detection of HbsAg, anti-Hbc, anti-Hbs and anti-HCV. In patients reagent for HCV wad done RT-PCR for identificantion of viral RNA. In the analysis of serological markers for hepatitis B, no reactivity for HBsAg was observed, rates of 1,1% (2 – 181) for anti-HBc and 19,3% (35 – 181) for anti-Hbs. The seroprevalence of hepatitis C was 8,8% (16 – 181), 16 samples of reagent, 37,5% (6 – 16) hac HCV RNA. In the analysis of major risk factors stood out as not using condoms, sharing of nail clippers, hospitalization, multiple sexual partners and familiar with hepatitis B or C. It was observed that vaccination coverage against HBV is low in this community, and we found a high prevalence of HCV. The community had no knowledge about viral hepatitis B and C and not on the risk factors to which it is exposed.