Evaluation on the role of hepatitis A vaccine in the prevention and control of hepatitis A in Tianjin city / 中华流行病学杂志
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
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(12): 1000-1003, 2007.
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em Chinês
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the effects of prevention and control strategies on hepatitis A.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Surveillance data on hepatitis A from 1990 to 2006 in Tianjin was analyzed, and the coverage rate of hepatitis A vaccine among targeted population was estimated, to compare the anti-HAV IgG level of children younger than 15 years old in 1999 and in 2005.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Results showed that a) the morbidity of hepatitis A decreased from 25.26/10(5) in 1990 to 0.82/10(5) in 2006; b) the ratio of hepatitis A in viral hepatitis decreased from 30.43% in 1990 to 1.05% in 2006; c) the estimated coverage rate was 72.7%; d) the positive rate of anti-HAV among children younger than 15 years old in 2005 was distinctly higher than that in 1999.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Positive results showed that it was successful to use hepatitis A vaccine as the strategy to prevent and control hepatitis A in the past five years in Tianjin.</p>
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Assunto principal:
Sangue
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Anticorpos Anti-Hepatite
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China
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Vigilância da População
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Epidemiologia
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Incidência
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Programas de Imunização
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Vacinas contra Hepatite A
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Hepatite A
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de incidência
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Estudo prognóstico
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Estudo de rastreamento
Limite:
Adolescente
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Criança
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Criança, pré-escolar
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Humanos
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Lactente
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Chinês
Revista:
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
Ano de publicação:
2007
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