Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6126242 | Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease | 2014 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
The results of this repeated cross-sectional survey suggest an annual 10% increase in protection rates against hepatitis B in Dutch travellers, both to destinations with a high risk and to destinations with a lower risk of hepatitis B, but these trends in protection rates were not observed for the travel risk groups to high-risk destinations. The KAP profile of last-minute travellers and (to a lesser extent) VFRs showed an increased relative risk in hepatitis B, irrespective of the travel destination, underlining the need for specific targeting of these travel risk groups.
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Authors
Perry J.J. van Genderen, Pieter P.A.M. van Thiel, Paul G.H. Mulder, D. Overbosch, Dutch Schiphol Airport Study Group Dutch Schiphol Airport Study Group,