What is it about?
We estimated the growth and spread of the most prevalent subtypes of hepatitis C and investigated the current situation of these subtypes in São Paulo, Brazil.
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Why is it important?
To understand the routes of entry and the grow of the different hepatitis C subtypes into São Paulo.
Perspectives
Our study let us recognize the various contamination routes of hepatitis C during the last decades and helped us to highlight measures that can be taken to decrease hepatites C contamination. After an initial period of exponential growth, the expansion of the three main subtypes began to decrease as a consequence of the introduction of anti-HCV screening tests and political and educational measures avoiding needle sharing among people who inject drugs.
Dr Cesar de Almeida-Neto
Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo
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This page is a summary of: Phylogenetic analysis of the emergence of main hepatitis C virus subtypes in São Paulo, Brazil, The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, September 2015, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjid.2015.06.010.
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