Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection has shown an intermediate or high endemicity level in low-
income countries over the last five decades. In recent years, however, the incidence of acute …

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 …

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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 …

Background Over recent decades, the Region of the Americas has made significant
progress towards hepatitis B elimination. We summarize the countries/territories' efforts in …

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the most common cause of hepatitis worldwide, with nearly 350
million people chronically infected and 600000 deaths per year due to acute liver failure …

Background & Aims Chronic HDV/HBV co-infection is perhaps the most intriguing amongst
all viral hepatitis. Only few studies focus deeply on this topic, particularly with patients …

In this study, we determined the prevalence of HBV subgenotypes in Maranhão state,
located in northeastern Brazil, where the population is heterogeneous, with a high …

Objective: To analyze the pattern of spatial distribution of hepatitis B virus (HBV) cases and
the mortality attributed to this disease throughout the Brazilian territory, in 2005, 2016 and …

Individuals from three isolated, rural communities in the western Brazilian Amazon were
evaluated for serological markers of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, HBV genotype, and the …