Hepatitis E virus infection in Brazil: results of laboratory-based surveillance from 1998 to 2013

AUTOR(ES)

Passos-Castilho, Ana Maria, Sena, Anne de, Reinaldo, Mônica Renata, Granato, Celso Francisco Hernandes

FONTE

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

26/06/2015

RESUMO

INTRODUCTION:Data on hepatitis E virus (HEV) in Brazil are limited. We analyzed 15 years of HEV surveillance data in a major clinical laboratory in São Paulo, Brazil.METHODS:The seroprevalence of HEV of 2,271 patients subjected to anti-HEV tests from 1998 to 2013 were analyzed.RESULTS:HEV seroprevalence was 2.1%, and the anti-HEV IgM positivity rate was 4.9%. Six hepatitis E patients were identified.CONCLUSIONS:HEV seroprevalence and detection rates appear to have increased in recent years. Hepatitis E should be investigated further and included in the differential diagnosis of hepatitis in Brazil.

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