Epidemiological survey of hepatitis C in a region considered to have high prevalence: the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Geisa Perez Medina GomideCamila Borges de MeloVanduí da Silva SantosVanessa Dib SalgeFernanda Carolina CamargoGilberto de Araújo PereiraSônia Cançado de Oliveira CabralRodrigo Juliano MolinaCristina da Cunha Hueb Barata de OliveiraPublished in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (2019)
The study shows the importance of testing populations at risk for HCV infection, including incarcerated individuals, those with tattoos or piercings, those who share or have shared syringes or needles, and those in high-risk birth cohorts (1950s, 1960s, and 1970s) in the Southern Triangle Macro-region.