Elimination of acute hepatitis B among adolescents after one decade of an immunization program targeting Grade 6 students.

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Authors

Patrick DM, Skowronski DM, White R, Bigham M, Ng H, Tweed A

Affiliation

Epidemiology Services, University of British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, Canada. david.patrick@bccd.ca

Abstract

British Columbia introduced a preadolescent hepatitis B (HB) immunization program in 1992. This study documents trends in the reported rate of acute HB disease since 1992 and examines factors bearing on the rate of infection throughout the period of program implementation.

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14551487