EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HEPATITIS A INFECTION IN THE PRE-VACCINATION AND VACCINATION PERIODS
Abstract. The hepatitis A has important social and economic significance in the Russian Federation now. The analysis of multiyear dynamics of hepatitis A incidence in the regional center — Perm city has been carried out. It was established that vaccination of children against hepatitis A within the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Russian |
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Sankt-Peterburg : NIIÈM imeni Pastera
2014-06-01
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| Series: | Инфекция и иммунитет |
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| Online Access: | https://www.iimmun.ru/iimm/article/view/38 |
| Summary: | Abstract. The hepatitis A has important social and economic significance in the Russian Federation now. The analysis of multiyear dynamics of hepatitis A incidence in the regional center — Perm city has been carried out. It was established that vaccination of children against hepatitis A within the different institutions influenced on the intensity of epidemic process. The hepatitis A incidence rates significantly decreased in the vaccinated groups and in the whole population. The typical seasonal distribution of cases and their clustering became less manifested. |
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| ISSN: | 2220-7619 2313-7398 |