Control of a community-wide outbreak of hepatitis A by mass vaccination with inactivated hepatitis A vaccine

C. Zamir; S. Rishpon; D. Zamir; A. Leventhal; N. Rimon; E. Ben-Porath

doi:10.1007/s100960100461

Control of a community-wide outbreak of hepatitis A by mass vaccination with inactivated hepatitis A vaccine

C. Zamir, S. Rishpon, D. Zamir, A. Leventhal, N. Rimon, E. Ben-Porath

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The epidemiology and control of hepatitis A virus was investigated during an outbreak of hepatitis A in a village in Israel. Postexposure administration of immune globulin to contacts was ineffective in controlling the outbreak. However, within 2 weeks of starting a mass immunization campaign with hepatitis A vaccine, the incidence of hepatitis A declined dramatically; the last case occurred 6 weeks after the immunization program began. The study demonstrated that while postexposure administration of immune globulin may diminish but not entirely arrest transmission of hepatitis A virus, active hepatitis A vaccination is a safe and effective intervention that can be used safely in hepatitis A virus antibody-positive children.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	185-187
Number of pages	3
Journal	European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Volume	20
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s100960100461
State	Published - 2001
Externally published	Yes

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Control of a community-wide outbreak of hepatitis A by mass vaccination with inactivated hepatitis A vaccine

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