کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2411035 1551798 2005 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Dramatic decline in acute hepatitis B infection and disease incidence rates among adolescents and young people after 12 years of a mass hepatitis B vaccination programme of pre-adolescents in the schools of Catalonia (Spain)
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری ایمنی شناسی و میکروب شناسی ایمونولوژی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Dramatic decline in acute hepatitis B infection and disease incidence rates among adolescents and young people after 12 years of a mass hepatitis B vaccination programme of pre-adolescents in the schools of Catalonia (Spain)
چکیده انگلیسی

The aim of the study was to describe the impact of hepatitis B vaccination and disease incidence in adolescents and young people 12 years after the launching of a mass hepatitis B vaccination of pre-adolescents in schools. Vaccination coverage was assessed using administrative and serological data. Infection trends were evaluated by means of seroepidemiological surveys. High levels of vaccination coverage and vaccine-induced immunity were achieved. The resulting low proportions of susceptible adolescents and young people have undoubtedly contributed to the substantial reduction in the prevalence of hepatitis B infection in the 15–24 years age group (0.9 per 100 in 2001 versus 9.3 per 100 in 1986) and in the reported incidence of hepatitis B cases (80% reduction). Over the last 3 years, the declining trend seems to have been halted, although 35% of cases reported during this period corresponded to immigrants.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Vaccine - Volume 23, Issues 17–18, 18 March 2005, Pages 2181–2184
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