Hepatitis B antigen (HBsAg) in wild triatominae in Brazil
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https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101980000200005Keywords:
Hepatitis B antigens, Triatomidae, Gel diffusion tests, RadioimmunoassayAbstract
A total of 3,200 impressions were fixed on filter paper and were identified as containing human blood obtained from blood-sucking arthropods of the Triatoma and Panstrongylus genre. The impressions were then examined for the presence of the hepatitis B antigen (HBsAg). The immunodifusion technique showed that 12 impressions were presumably HBsAg positive, but the radioimmunoassay technique only confirmed 7 positive results. The positive samples were all obtained from Triatoma infestans nymphae.Downloads
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1980-06-01
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Forattini, O. P., Otatti, S., Candeias, J. A. N., Vieira, J. G., & Rácz, M. L. (1980). Hepatitis B antigen (HBsAg) in wild triatominae in Brazil . Revista De Saúde Pública, 14(2), 194-198. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101980000200005