Epidemiology of hepatitis A virus infections, Germany, 2007-2008

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1760-1768

  Faber, Mirko S ^a   Stark, Klaus ^a   Behnke, Susanne C ^a   Schreier, Eckart ^a   Frank, Christina ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; GERMANY; HEPATITIS A; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; TRAVEL; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BASE SEQUENCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, VIRAL; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; RISK FACTORS; RNA, VIRAL; TRAVEL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350469280     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1511.090214     Document Type: Article

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