Preventing early childhood transmission of hepatitis B in remote Aboriginal communities in northern Australia

• Main Authors: Richard P. Sullivan (Author), Jane Davies (Author), Paula Binks (Author), Melita McKinnon (Author), Roslyn Gundjirryiir Dhurrkay (Author), Kelly Hosking (Author), Sarah Mariyalawuy Bukulatjpi (Author), Stephen Locarnini (Author), Margaret Littlejohn (Author), Kathy Jackson (Author), Steven Y. C. Tong (Author), Joshua S. Davis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Chronic hepatitis B is a public health concern in Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory of Australia with prevalence almost four times the non-Aboriginal population. Infection is suspected to mainly occur in early life, however, the mode of transmission and vaccine eff...