Hepatitis A in Puglia (South Italy) after 10 years of universal vaccination: Need for strict monitoring and catch-up vaccination

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Chironna, Maria ^a,c   Prato, Rosa ^b,c   Sallustio, Anna ^a   Martinelli, Domenico ^b,c   Tafuri, Silvio ^a,c   Quarto, Michele ^a,c   Germinario, Cinzia ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^c Puglia Regional Epidemiological Observatory   (Italy)

Author keywords

Environment; Hepatitis A vaccination coverage; Phylogenetic analysis of HAV; Puglia; Seroepidemiology

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD INTAKE; FRANCE; GERMANY; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INCIDENCE; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; RISK FACTOR; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROPREVALENCE; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FECES; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS A VACCINES; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; RISK FACTORS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867743368     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-271     Document Type: Article

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