Modeling the hepatitis A epidemiological transition in Brazil and Mexico

• Main Authors: Thierry Van Effelterre (Author), Adrienne Guignard (Author), Cinzia Marano (Author), Rosalba Rojas (Author), Kathryn H. Jacobsen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Many low- to middle-income countries have completed or are in the process of transitioning from high or intermediate to low endemicity for hepatitis A virus (HAV). Because the risk of severe hepatitis A disease increases with age at infection, decreased incidence that leaves older childr...