About the Authors
- Ricardo Arraes de Alencar Ximenes
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* E-mail: ricardo.ximenes@pq.cnpq.br
Affiliations School of Medical Sciences, State University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, Department of Tropical Medicine, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
- Celina Maria Turchi Martelli
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Affiliations Department of Tropical Medicine, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Department of Community Health, Federal University of Goias, Goiania, Goias, Brazil
- Marcos Amaku
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Affiliation Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Ana Marli C. Sartori
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Affiliation Department of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Patricia Coelho de Soárez
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Affiliation Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Sao Paulo University, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Hillegonda Maria Dutilh Novaes
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Affiliation Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Sao Paulo University, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Leila Maria Moreira Beltrão Pereira
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Affiliations School of Medical Sciences, State University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, Liver Institute of Pernambuco – IFP, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
- Regina Célia Moreira
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Affiliation Virology Centre, Adolfo Lutz Institute, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Gerusa Maria Figueiredo
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Affiliation Institute of Tropical Medicine, School of Medicine, Sao Paulo University, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Raymundo Soares de Azevedo
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Sao Paulo University, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- for the Hepatitis Study Group
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¶Membership of the Hepatitis Study Group is provided in the Acknowledgments.
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: RAAX CMTM MA AMCS PCS HMDN LMMBP RCM GMF RSA. Analyzed the data: RSA MA RAAX. Wrote the paper: RAAX CMTM MA AMCS PCS HMDN LMMBP RCM GMF RSA.