Hepatitis A seroprevalence in public school children in Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, prior to the introduction of the hepatitis A universal childhood vaccination

Hepatitis A seroprevalence in public school children in Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, prior to the introduction of the hepatitis A universal childhood vaccination

Abstract: This cross-sectional study was carried out between August 2011 and July 2012 in the city of Campos dos Goytacazes in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. Dried blood spot samples were collected on filter paper from 919 individuals between the ages of 1 and 19 and were tested for antibodies agains...

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Main Authors: Charbell Miguel Kury, Marcelo Alves Pinto, Jaquelline Pereira da Silva, Oswaldo Gonçalves Cruz, Claudia Lamarca Vitral
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Hepatite A
Vacinas Contra Hepatite A
Estudos Soroepidemiológicos
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2016001105007&lng=en&tlng=en

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