Vaccination against hepatitis A virus may not be required for schoolchildren in northern India: results of a seroepidemiological survey

Vaccination against hepatitis A virus may not be required for schoolchildren in northern India: results of a seroepidemiological survey

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the current seroprevalence of antibodies against hepatitis A virus (HAV) in a sample of schoolchildren above 10 years of age and to determine the prevalence of HAV-induced hepatitis in adults at a tertiary care hospital in northern India between January 1992 and December 2000...

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Main Authors: Batra Yogesh, Bhatkal Bharati, Ojha Bandana, Kaur Kuldeep, Saraya Anoop, Panda Subrat Kumar, Acharya Subrat Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2002-01-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Subjects:
Hepatovirus/immunology
Hepatitis antibodies/immunology
Hepatitis B surface antigens
Hepatitis
Viral, Human/virology
Child
Adult
Seroepidemiologic studies
India
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862002000900009

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