Epidemiologic patterns of hepatitis A infection during the pre–vaccination era: A population-based survey in Tunisia in 2015

Epidemiologic patterns of hepatitis A infection during the pre–vaccination era: A population-based survey in Tunisia in 2015

ABSTRACT: Background: In the 1980s, Tunisia was considered a country of high endemicity for hepatitis A virus (HAV). Since 2000, an epidemiologic shift has led to an increased incidence of symptomatic and severe forms of HAV infection. Objectives: In 2015, we conducted a cross-sectional nationwide...

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Main Authors: Farah Saffar, Fatma Sellaoui, Aicha Hechaichi, Souhir Chelly, Hind Bouguerra, Amal Cherif, Khouloud Talmoudi, Meriem Ben Hadj, Asma Bahrini, Hejer Letaief, Olfa Bahri, Mohamed Kouni Chahed, Nissaf Bouafif ép Ben Alaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-04-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Hepatitis A virus
Immunity
Hepatitis A vaccine
Tunisian population
Endemicity
seroprevalence study
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