Vaccination against hepatitis A virus may not be required for schoolchildren in northern India: results of a seroepidemiological survey

• Main Authors: Batra Yogesh (Author), Bhatkal Bharati (Author), Ojha Bandana (Author), Kaur Kuldeep (Author), Saraya Anoop (Author), Panda Subrat Kumar (Author), Acharya Subrat Kumar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the current seroprevalence of antibodies against hepatitis A virus (HAV) in a sample of schoolchildren above 10 years of age and to determine the prevalence of HAV-induced hepatitis in adults at a tertiary care hospital in northern India between January 1992 and December 2000...