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15779792

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-3-22
pubmed:abstractText
In December 2001, an increase in cases of hepatitis A was observed in South Yorkshire. Cases were predominantly young males who reported injecting drug use. A community-based vaccination programme was introduced in November 2002, but new cases continued to occur. In March 2003, a vaccination campaign was implemented in the local prison for a four-week period. One thousand two hundred and thirty-six (91%) prisoners were vaccinated. Two thirds (895/1,363) of the prisoners came from the area affected by the outbreak and 52% (465/895) reported injecting drugs. The median age of injectors was 25 years. Notifications of cases of hepatitis A from South Yorkshire ceased in August 2003. Although on this occasion the prison vaccination campaign was probably implemented too late to have had a significant impact on the local outbreak, a large number of young male injectors from the local area were successfully vaccinated. This suggests that a prison-based intervention offers a potentially effective way of immunising the IDU population and interrupting a community-based outbreak.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1462-1843
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
289-93
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Hepatitis A vaccination--a prison-based solution for a community-based outbreak?
pubmed:affiliation
Prison Surveillance Unit, Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, Health Protection Agency Centre for Infections, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5EQ. ruth.gilbert@hpa.org.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial