Modeling the hepatitis A epidemiological transition in Brazil and Mexico

Background: Many low- to middle-income countries have completed or are in the process of transitioning from high or intermediate to low endemicity for hepatitis A virus (HAV). Because the risk of severe hepatitis A disease increases with age at infection, decreased incidence that leaves older childr...

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Main Authors: Thierry Van Effelterre, Adrienne Guignard, Cinzia Marano, Rosalba Rojas, Kathryn H. Jacobsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-08-01
Series:Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2017.1323158