Person-to-person transmission of hepatitis A virus in an urban area of intermediate endemicity: Implications for vaccination strategies

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 204-210

  Victor, J C ^a   Surdina, T Y ^b   Suleimenova, S Z ^b   Favorov, M O ^c   Bell, B P ^d   Monto, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan   (Kazakhstan)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Communicable disease control; Disease transmission; Hepatitis A; Hepatitis A vaccines; Immunization; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

VIRUS VACCINE;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEPATITIS; URBAN AREA; VACCINATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DAY CARE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUPERINFECTION; SYMPTOM; URBAN AREA; VACCINATION; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTACT TRACING; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS A VACCINES; HEPATITIS A VIRUS, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KAZAKHSTAN; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

HEPATITIS A VIRUS;

EID: 31344475963     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwj029     Document Type: Article

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