Recent Epidemiological Status and Vaccination of Hepatitis A in Korea
Journal of the Korean Medical Association
;
: 110-118, 2008.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-222179
ABSTRACT
Hepatitis A is a vaccine preventable disease. Improvement in the socio-economic status and general public health of Korea over the last 30 years has led to a shift in the seroprevalence of hepatitis A. This lowered endemicity has caused an upward shift in the average age of infection, resulting in a larger number of individuals at risk of clinically significant hepatitis A infection. Now in Korea, for those aged less than 10 years old, the anti-HAV prevalence was above 50%, which is mainly contributed to the result of vaccination. However, the prevalences of antibody in the 10s and 20s were 10 to 30%, respectively, which are significantly lower than those in other age groups. As people in this age group are at high risk for an epidemic of hepatitis A, a catch-up immunization may be considered. Also, routine immunization should be considered in the near future after cost-effectiveness studies to control the disease burden of hepatitis A.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Seroepidemiologic Studies
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Public Health
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Prevalence
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Immunization
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Vaccination
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Hepatitis A Vaccines
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Hepatitis A Antibodies
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Hepatitis
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Hepatitis A
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Korea
Type of study:
Prevalence study
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Medical Association
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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