Hepatitis A outbreaks in the vaccination era in Catalonia, Spain

Human Vaccines

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL., 2011, Pages 205-210

  Martínez, Ana ^a   Broner, Sonia ^b   Torner, Nuria ^a,b   Godoy, Pere ^a,b   Batalla, Joan ^a,b   Álvarez, Josep ^c   Barrabeig, Irene ^c   Camps, Neus ^c   Carmona, Gloria ^c   Minguell, Sofía ^c   Sala, Rosa ^c   Caylà, Joan ^d   Domínguez, Angela ^b  

^a Directorate of Public Health   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c Public Health Agency of Barcelona ^*  (Spain)

^d AGÈNCIA DE SALUT PÚBLICA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hepatitis A; Herd immunity; Mass vaccination; Outbreak; Preventable fraction

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS IMMUNIZATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN; TREATMENT DURATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VACCINES; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPAIN; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855745148     PISSN: 15548600     EISSN: 15548619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/hv.7.0.14598     Document Type: Review

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