2010
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-28032010000100007
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Abstract: Buriticupu may be considered endemic for hepatitis B and C. Hepatitis B infection could be related to precarious living conditions and old age. Hepatitis C was not associated with the variables investigated in the present investigation.

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“…Overall HBsAg prevalence was 0.4%, lower than reported in a previous study from Eastern Amazon (2.88%) [ 23 ], and hemodialysis individuals from Tocantins state (4%) [ 24 ]. HBsAg prevalence was slightly higher in Amerindians (0.3%) when compared to non-Amerindians (0.1%), but this prevalence is still lower than observed in Amerindians from other localities of the Amazon Region, such as the states of Xingu, Pará and Acre, where prevalence varies from 3.3 to 14.4% [ 7 , 17 , 22 , 25 ].…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 57%
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“…Overall HBsAg prevalence was 0.4%, lower than reported in a previous study from Eastern Amazon (2.88%) [ 23 ], and hemodialysis individuals from Tocantins state (4%) [ 24 ]. HBsAg prevalence was slightly higher in Amerindians (0.3%) when compared to non-Amerindians (0.1%), but this prevalence is still lower than observed in Amerindians from other localities of the Amazon Region, such as the states of Xingu, Pará and Acre, where prevalence varies from 3.3 to 14.4% [ 7 , 17 , 22 , 25 ].…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 57%
“…Parenterally transmitted hepatitis viruses are important threats to public health with Amerindians being potentially more exposed to these infections due to social and cultural habits. Viral hepatitis prevalence has been widely investigated in the Western Amazonian region of Brazil [ 15 21 ], but few data are available for the Eastern Amazon region [ 22 , 23 ], principally in the state of Tocantins. In the present study, new data about HBV, HCV and HDV prevalence were obtained from Eastern Amazon and low prevalence of HBsAg, anti-HCV and anti-delta was observed in these individuals, showing a low risk of transmission of these viruses in this region.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Noticeably, areas of very high endemicity exist across the country on two distinct clusters: (i) small villages on the northern region and (ii) cities with a strong background of Italian colonization in the states of Santa Catarina and Paraná, in the southern region . In recent studies, the prevalence of HBsAg in the general population of the state of Amazonas ranged from 2 to 9%, while the prevalence of anti‐HBc ranged from 5 to 76% . The discrepancy between rates observed in the serosurvey cited above (0·6%) and the higher rates here cited may be explained by the different populations investigated.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…During home visits, HBV patients were found living in places with difficult access and in precarious conditions, collaborating with the study of El Khouri, who linked hepatitis B infection to poor living conditions [11].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%