Hepatitis B vaccination campaign in a low endemicity area

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serval:BIB_821846BF389F
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Hepatitis B vaccination campaign in a low endemicity area
Journal
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Author(s)
Grob  P. J., Rickenbach  M., Steffen  R., Wagner  S., Kistler  G., Schmid  M., Gutzwiller  F.
ISSN
0722-2211 (Print)
Publication state
Published
Issued date
08/1985
Volume
4
Number
4
Pages
408-11
Notes
Journal Article --- Old month value: Aug
Abstract
Between January 1982 and December 1983 14,666 high-risk individuals in the Canton of Zurich, which has one million inhabitants, received 36,234 hepatitis B vaccine injections. The annual number of acute hepatitis B cases dropped from an estimated 220 to 280 in 1981 to 177 in 1982 and 133 in 1983. This drop of 40-50% resulted mainly from reduced numbers of cases among health care workers, drug addicts and homosexuals. Vaccination was a factor responsible for the reduced incidence of hepatitis B among health care workers and drug addicts, high-risk categories substantial proportions of which had been vaccinated. There was no evidence of a secondary protective effect of vaccination extending to other high-risk groups.
Keywords
Hepatitis B/*epidemiology/*prevention & control Homosexuality Humans Personnel, Hospital Substance-Related Disorders Switzerland Viral Vaccines/administration & dosage
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