Resource-poor countries should closely monitor the epidemiology of HAV infection and
periodically undertake cost-effectiveness analyses of HAV immunization strategies. This …

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 …

Background Infectious disease incidence is often male-biased. Two main hypotheses have
been proposed to explain this observation. The physiological hypothesis (PH) emphasizes …

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 …

A population-based survey to provide information on the prevalence of hepatitis viral
infection and the pattern of risk factors was carried out in the urban population of all Brazilian …

This multicentric population-based study in Brazil is the first national effort to estimate the
prevalence of hepatitis B (HBV) and risk factors in the capital cities of the Northeast, Central …

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 …

Universal vaccination of children against hepatitis A was introduced in 2014 in Brazil as a
single-dose schedule. We analyzed the numbers of reported cases of hepatitis A virus …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between individual and contextual
variables related to self-perception in oral health among residents in the municipality of São …

Abstract Background Hepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis E virus (HEV) are both transmitted
by the faecal-oral route, and represent common causes of acute hepatitis in developing …