Vaccination Status of Alaska Native Persons With Hepatitis A Virus Infection-Alaska, 1996-2018.
Ian D PlumbPrabhu P GounderLeisha D NolenStephanie C MassayLouisa CastrodaleJoseph McLaughlinMary SnowballChriss HomanNoele P NelsonRosalyn SingletonMichael G BruceBrian J McMahonPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2021)
Following increases in reported cases of hepatitis A, we assessed the impact of hepatitis A vaccine in Alaska Native persons. During 1996-2018, only 6 cases of hepatitis A were identified, all in unvaccinated adults. Populations can be protected against hepatitis A by achieving sufficient vaccination coverage over time.
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