Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8736692 | The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases | 2018 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Patients with chronic hepatitis C are under risk of hepatitis E virus superinfection in São Paulo. Contact with pigs is a risk factor for the infection, suggesting a possible zoonosis with oral transmission.
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Authors
Guilherme Bricks, Jorge Figueiredo Senise, Henrique Pott Junior, Giuliano Grandi, Amanda Passarini, Débora Bellini Caldeira, Dimas Carnaúba Junior, Hamilton Antonio Bonilha de Moraes, Celso Franscisco Hernandes Granato, Adauto Castelo,