22 research outputs found
HIV-1 incidence among people seeking voluntary counseling and testing centers, including pregnant women, in Pernambuco State, Northeast Brazil
Full text linkPrograma de Controle da Doença de Chagas no Estado de São Paulo: aspectos sorológicos e entomológicos de inquéritos entre escolares de ensino fundamental
Full text linkFunctional performance and social relations among the elderly in Greater Metropolitan Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil: a population-based epidemiological study
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The seed bank of subtropical grasslands with contrasting land-use history in southern Brazil
Full text linkThe evolution of Chagas disease (American Trypanosomiasis) control after 90 years since Carlos Chagas discovery
Full text linkHigh prevalence of GB virus C in Brazil and molecular evidence for intrafamilial transmission
No full textThe prevalence of GB virus C (GBV-C) in candidate Brazilian blood donors with normal and elevated alanine aminotransferase levels was found to be 5.2% (5 of 95) and 6.5% (5 of 76), respectively. Among Brazilian patients, GBV-C was Found in 9.5% (13 of 137) of cases of hepatitis not caused by hepatitis A,virus (HAV), HBV, HCV, HDV, or HEV (non-A-E hepatitis) and in 18.2% (8 of 44) of individuals infected with HCV. Molecular characterization of GBV-C by partial sequencing of the NS3 region showed clustering between members of a single family, implying intrafamilial transmission. In conclusion, these results together suggest that contagion mechanisms which facilitate intrafamiliar transmission of GBV-C may partially explain the high prevalence of viremic carriers worldwide.3751634163
