Prevalence of HIV-1/2, HTLV-I/II, hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), Treponema pallidum and Trypanosoma cruzi among prison inmates at Manhuaçu, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

Catalan-Soares, Bernadette; Almeida, Regina Toledo P; Carneiro-Proietti, Anna Bárbara F.

doi:10.1590/s0037-86822000000100004

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“…Outros estudos internacionais observaram altas prevalên-cias como de 57,5% na prisão Australiana 23 Todos os estudos apresentados observaram associação da infecção do HCV com o uso de drogas. Embora, como destacamos acima, o risco da infecção pelo vírus da hepatite C esteja associado ao uso de drogas 4,8,14,21,22,23,24,25 , principalmente em seu uso parenteral, isto é, uso de droga injetá-vel, outra forma de transmissão que aparece cada vez mais consistente é a que se liga a aspectos do comportamento sexual, como a parceria com UDI.…”

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Estudo de comportamento associado à infecção pelo HIV e HCV em detentas de um presídio de São Paulo, Brasil

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An increase has been observed in AIDS and hepatitis C cases in women, including female prison inmates. This study focused on inmates' behavioral factors associated with risk of HIV and HCV transmission in a women ; regular partner IntroduçãoA epidemia da AIDS vem chamando a atenção para a questão de gênero, com um aumento de casos mais acentuado no sexo feminino na últi-ma década 1,2 . Atribui-se essa crescente incidên-cia da AIDS no sexo feminino à transmissão heterossexual, mas deve-se também ter, em mente, outras causas envolvidas como, por exemplo, o uso de drogas injetáveis 3 . Dentro da mesma visão epidemiológica, pode-se afirmar que, além da AIDS, outra epidemia vem, ao longo dos anos, também chamando a atenção, é a da hepatite C. Essa se assemelha bastante à hepatite B no que se refere à via de transmissão, quadro clínico, gravidade e cronificação. Sua forma de transmissão parece ser exclusivamente parenteral, embora alguns autores tenham descrito, também, as formas sexual e vertical como vias de transmissão possíveis 4,5,6 . O achado do vírus nas secreções genitais de pessoas HCV positivas demonstra a possibilidade teórica da transmissão sexual 5 .Vítimas de ambas as epidemias, tanto da AIDS como da hepatite C, as pessoas que compõem os grupos que estão submetidos ao sistema prisional, dado a suas características, apresentam maior risco de infecção 4,7,8,9 . A prisão é, então, considerada um lugar de alto risco, principalmente pela heterogeneidade da população confinada no mesmo espaço tais como assassinos, traficantes, trabalhadores do sexo, indivíduos vivendo regras próprias, tendo como ARTIGO ARTICLE

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“…Studies carried out in several countries, including Brazil, showed a high prevalence of HIV and syphilis infections in incarcerated men 3,5,10,11,12,13 and women 2,3,6,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21 , reinforcing the importance of serological diagnosis in prisons for the implementation of available intervention. However, Brazilian studies have been carried out in isolated prison units.…”

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Prevalence of syphilis and HIV infection during pregnancy in incarcerated women and the incidence of congenital syphilis in births in prison in Brazil

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“…The lowest HBV and HCV prevalence reported was in an Indian jail (11.1% and 5%, respectively) [13], and the lowest HIV prevalence was seen in a prison in Hungary (0.04%) [14]. HTLV-1/2 usually is a low-prevalence infection among prisoner populations [15][16][17]. However, in Indonesia, there is a lack of information concerning the prevalence of blood-borne virus infections as well as the viral genotypes circulating among Indonesian high-risk communities, including that of drug abusers.…”

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Molecular epidemiology of HIV, HBV, HCV, and HTLV-1/2 in drug abuser inmates in central Javan prisons, Indonesia

Prasetyo

Dirgahayu

Sari

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J Infect Dev Ctries

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Introduction: This study was conducted to determine the current molecular prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), hepatitis D virus (HDV), and human T lymphotropic virus-1/2 (HTLV-1/2) circulating among drug abuser inmates incarcerated in prisons located in Central Java, Indonesia. Methodology: Socio-epidemiological data and blood specimens were collected from 375 drug abuser inmates in four prisons. The blood samples were analyzed with serological and molecular testing for HIV, HBV, HCV, HDV, and HTLV-1/2. Results: The seroprevalence of HIV, HBsAg, HCV, HDV, and HTLV-1/2 in drug abuser inmates was 4.8% (18/375), 3.2% (12/375), 34.1% (128/375), 0% (0/375), and 3.7% (14/375), respectively. No co-infections of HIV and HBV were found. Co-infections of HIV/HCV, HIV/HTLV-1/2, HBV/HCV, HBV/HTLV-1/2, and HCV/HTLV-1/2 were prevalent at rates of 4% (15/375), 1.3% (5/375), 1.1% (4/375), 0.3% (1/375), and 2.1% (8/375), respectively. The HIV/HCV co-infection rate was significantly higher in injection drug users (IDUs) compared to non-IDUs. Triple co-infection of HIV/HCV/HTLV-1/2 was found only in three IDUs (0.8%). HIV CRF01_AE was found to be circulating in the inmates. HBV genotype B3 predominated, followed by C1. Subtypes adw and adr were found. HCV genotype 1a predominated among HCV-infected inmates, followed by 1c, 3k, 3a, 4a, and 1b. All HTLV-1 isolates shared 100% homology with HTLV-1 isolated in Japan, while all of the HTLV-2 isolates were subtype 2a. Conclusion: Drug abuser inmates in prisons may offer a unique community to bridge prevention and control of human blood-borne virus infection to the general community.

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Prevalence of HIV-1/2, HTLV-I/II, hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), Treponema pallidum and Trypanosoma cruzi among prison inmates at Manhuaçu, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

Cited by 67 publications

References 5 publications

Estudo de comportamento associado à infecção pelo HIV e HCV em detentas de um presídio de São Paulo, Brasil

Estudo de comportamento associado à infecção pelo HIV e HCV em detentas de um presídio de São Paulo, Brasil

Prevalence of syphilis and HIV infection during pregnancy in incarcerated women and the incidence of congenital syphilis in births in prison in Brazil

Molecular epidemiology of HIV, HBV, HCV, and HTLV-1/2 in drug abuser inmates in central Javan prisons, Indonesia

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