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 …

Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) has been associated with acute or chronic hepatitis in Latin
America, but there is no prevalence study covering South American countries. This meta …

The genotypes of hepatitis B (HBV) and delta (HDV) viruses circulating among fulminant
hepatitis cases from the western Amazon Basin of Brazil were characterized in this study …

Abstract Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis D virus (HDV) represent important
public health problems in the Western Amazon region with reported cases of fulminant …

Abstract Background In Colombia, cases of Hepatitis D virus (HDV) infection have been
officially described since 1985 mainly in Amerindian population from Sierra Nevada de …

Objetivo. Identificar publicaciones realizadas entre los años 2000 y 2020 sobre hepatitis B
en indígenas de América Latina, con el fin de conocer avances y vacíos en el tema durante …

Little data are available on the seroprevalence of, and risk factors for hepatitis B and C
viruses (HBV and HCV) infection in Latin American countries. A multi‐center serosurvey was …

BACKGROUND: We evaluate the current prevalence of serologic markers for hepatitis B
virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) in blood donors and estimated HCV incidence and …

In Brazil, hepatitis delta virus (HDV) is only reported in Western Amazonia, where severe
cases of acute and chronic HDV hepatitis have been described. The study area was chosen …

OBJETIVO: estimar as prevalências nacionais de hepatites virais crônicas e cirrose hepática
no Brasil em 2008. MÉTODOS: as estimativas das hepatites B e C basearam-se em …