Brazil was formerly considered a country with intermediate hepatitis B endemicity, with large
heterogeneity between Brazilian regions and areas of high prevalence, especially in the …

Despite pronounced reductions in the number of deaths due to infectious diseases over the
past six decades, infectious diseases are still a public health problem in Brazil. In this report …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is endemic worldwide and according to the World Health
Organization (WHO), there are about 150 million chronic carriers worldwide. The infection is …

Background Hepatitis C chronic liver disease is a major cause of liver transplant in
developed countries. This article reports the first nationwide population-based survey …

Apesar da redução considerável no número de mortes causadas por doenças infecciosas
nas últimas seis décadas, elas continuam sendo um problema de saúde pública no Brasil …

A population-based hepatitis survey was carried out to estimate the prevalence of hepatitis B
virus (HBV) infection and its predictive factors for the state capitals from the north, south, and …

Malaysia is a country with an intermediate endemicity for hepatitis B. As the country moves
toward hepatitis B and C elimination, population-based estimates are necessary to …

Chronic infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major and growing public health concern
worldwide, including in Latin America. With more efficacious therapies becoming available …

The liver is a crucial and big organ in the human body, impacts the digestion system. Due to
Liver diseases (LDs), so many deaths are occurred in worldwide that nearly 2 million deaths …

Introduction and aim. Data on epidemiology of liver diseases in Brazil is scarce. This study
aimed to estimate the burden of chronic viral hepatitis and liver cirrhosis in the country …