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Observational Study of Vaccine Efficacy 24 Years after the Start of Hepatitis B Vaccination in Two Gambian Villages: No Need for a Booster Dose
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To determine the duration of protection from hepatitis B vaccine given in infancy and early childhood and asses risk factors for HBV infection and chronic infection.
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In 1984 infant HBV vaccination was started in two Gambian villages. Cross sectional serological surveys have been undertaken every 4 years to determine vaccine efficacy. In the current survey 84.6% of 1508 eligible participants aged 1–28 years were tested. A spouse study was conducted in females...
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1371/journal.pone.0058029
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- Public Library of Science Publisher's website
- Journal:
- PLoS ONE Journal website
- Volume:
- 8
- Issue:
- 3
- Pages:
- e58029
- Publication date:
- 2013-03-22
- Acceptance date:
- 2013-01-30
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1932-6203
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pubs:681932
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- 2017-02-27
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- Mendy et al
- Copyright date:
- 2013
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- © 2013 Mendy et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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- CC Attribution (CC BY)
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