Genetic Characterization of Hepatitis C Virus Among People Who Use Crack Cocaine: A Study Conducted on the Brazilian Amazon Coast
The high prevalence of HCV infection, predominantly subtype 1b, and significant levels of resistance are very concerning. This demonstrates the urgent need for targeted public health interventions to expand access to testing, treatment, and effective antiviral therapy in this vulnerable population of the Brazilian Amazon.
Authors
- Jocilena Pâmela Quadros de Queiroz
- Luiz Fernando Almeida Machado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4571-4715)
- Franciane Ferreira Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2313-2527)
- Aldemir Branco de Oliveira Filho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4888-3530)
- Benedikt Fischer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2186-4030)
- Wilker Leite do Nascimento
- João Alphonse Apóstolo Heymbeeck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2170-3488)
- Letícia de Sousa Rocha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4561-3842)
- Emil Kupek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6704-1673)
- Maria Conceição Freitas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2616-6637)
- Luísa Caricio Martins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8211-5164)
- Diego Simeone
Institutions
- University of Auckland (NZ)
- University of the Fraser Valley (CA)
- Simon Fraser University (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (BR)
- Faculdade de Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais (BR)
- Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care (CA)
- Universidade Federal do Pará (BR)
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pathogens
- Published
- 2025-12-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens14121296
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00