Title
Prevalence of HBV, HDV and retrovirus infection in the matsés ethnic group in Loreto, Peru
Other title
Prevalencia de infección por los virus de la hepatitis B, D y por retrovirus en la etnia matsés (Loreto, Perú)
Date Issued
01 January 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
CABEZAS SANCHEZ, CESAR AUGUSTO
Marin L.
Suárez M.
BALBUENA TORRES, JOHANNA NERY
Themme M.
Crispin-Huamani L.
RODRIGUEZ FERRUCCI, HUGO MIGUEL
VALENCIA VASQUEZ, PEDRO GUSTAVO
Publisher(s)
Instituto Nacional de Salud
Abstract
Observational, cross-sectional, populational study to determine the prevalence of infection by hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis D virus (HDV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 and 2 (HTLV-1/2) in the Matsés ethnic group, after immunization against HBV. ELISA and qPCR tests were used in 963 residents. The prevalence of HBsAg, Anti-HBc and Anti-HBs was 3.32%, 36.03% and 58.67% respectively. In 3.1% of the population the viral load was greater than 2000 IU/mL. In children under 10 years, the prevalence of HBsAg and anti-HBc was 0.0% and 2.6%, respectively, while protective antibodies were found in 94.4%. The prevalence of HIV and HTLV-1/2 infection was 1.5% and 0.6%, respectively. It is therefore concluded that there are low rates of HBV and HDV infection in the Matsés child population. Likewise, the presence of HIV and HTLV-1/2 infection is confirmed.
Start page
259
End page
264
Volume
37
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Salud pública, Salud ambiental
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85088944520
PubMed ID
Source
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
ISSN of the container
17264634
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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