Transmissibility of Hepatitis B Virus in a Japanese-Descendant Family in the Northwestern Region of the State of Paraná, Brazil

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  • Cristiane Emi Sugiura Universidade Estadual de Maringá
  • Dennis Armando Bertolini Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Keywords:

Hepatitis B, Vertical Transmission, Intra-Family Transmission.

Abstract

WHO estimates that approximately two billion people have already been in contact with Hepatitis B virus (HBV) at any one time in their life and some 325 million people actually acquire the disease. Current research analyzes the exposition to HBV in a Japanese-descendant and show the importance of family conviviality in the transmission of the disease. The following 33 subjects participated in the research: the family’s matriarch (matrix), 6 sons, 4 sons-in-law, 3 daughters-in-law and 19 grandchildren. Serum markers AgHBs, anti-HBc and anti-HBs were researched, employing the enzymatic micro-particle methodology and laboratory exams previously undertaken by the subjects. In the context of the 33 subjects, 3 (9.1%) had AgHBs; 19 (57.6%) had anti-HBc and 18 (54.5%) had anti-HBs. Whereas susceptibility to HBV was verified in 6 (18.2%) subjects, 8 (24.2%) were immunized by vaccine. A high percentage of the subjects revealed serum marks of past (48.5%) and chronic (9.1%) infections. Results show that the family milieu is one of the main HBV reservoirs and contributes towards the dissemination and propagation of the virus.

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Author Biographies

Cristiane Emi Sugiura, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Farmacêutica; Especialista em Análises Clínicas pela Universidade Estadual de Maringá - UEM. E-mail: [email protected]

Dennis Armando Bertolini, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Docente Doutor do departamento de Análises Clínicas na Universidade Estadual de Maringá - UEM. E-mail: [email protected]

Published

2010-10-04

How to Cite

Sugiura, C. E., & Bertolini, D. A. (2010). Transmissibility of Hepatitis B Virus in a Japanese-Descendant Family in the Northwestern Region of the State of Paraná, Brazil. Saúde E Pesquisa, 3(3). Retrieved from https://periodicos.unicesumar.edu.br/index.php/saudpesq/article/view/1728

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