Prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection in the Austral archipelago, French Polynesia: Identification of transmission patterns for the formulation of immunization strategies
A sero-epidemiological survey of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in a randomly selected sample of 957 persons from the population of the Austral Island group in French Polynesia was conducted as a first step before developing an immunization programme strategy. Prevalence rates of HBsAg ranged fro...
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fthighwire:oai:open-archive.highwire.org:trstmh:84/2/283 2023-05-15T15:33:57+02:00 Prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection in the Austral archipelago, French Polynesia: Identification of transmission patterns for the formulation of immunization strategies Boutin, Jean-Paul Marie, François Flye Sainte Cartel, Jean-Louis Cardines, Richard Girard, Marc Roux, Jean 1990-03-01 00:00:00.0 text/html http://trstmh.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/84/2/283 https://doi.org/10.1016/0035-9203(90)90288-P en eng Oxford University Press http://trstmh.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/84/2/283 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0035-9203(90)90288-P Copyright (C) 1990, Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Articles TEXT 1990 fthighwire https://doi.org/10.1016/0035-9203(90)90288-P 2013-05-28T05:38:36Z A sero-epidemiological survey of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in a randomly selected sample of 957 persons from the population of the Austral Island group in French Polynesia was conducted as a first step before developing an immunization programme strategy. Prevalence rates of HBsAg ranged from 3·09% to 27% in the different islands of the group with a weighted mean of 10·48%, while the prevalence rate for at least one marker ranged from 46·91% to 81·03% with a weighted mean of 64·12%. In the 0–11 months and 1–4 years age groups, 2·08% and 10·57%, respectively, of the children were HBsAg carriers. These findings, when compared to the mean population carrier rate of 10·48%, suggest that HBV transmission occurred mostly after the first year of life. The highest prevalence rate for HBeAg positivity was in the 5–19 years age group (more than 40% of the HBsAg carriers were HBeAg positive), suggesting that contagiousness was greatest in childhood and adolescence. HBsAg was found in 11·45% of women of child-bearing age and HBeAg in 19·09% of women positive for HBsAg. It is concluded that immunization of newborns and infants, using vaccine alone, should be the most effective strategy for reducing HBV infection in the Austral Islands archipelago. Text Austral Island HighWire Press (Stanford University) Austral Austral Island ENVELOPE(110.650,110.650,-66.500,-66.500) Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 84 2 283 287 |
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A sero-epidemiological survey of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in a randomly selected sample of 957 persons from the population of the Austral Island group in French Polynesia was conducted as a first step before developing an immunization programme strategy. Prevalence rates of HBsAg ranged from 3·09% to 27% in the different islands of the group with a weighted mean of 10·48%, while the prevalence rate for at least one marker ranged from 46·91% to 81·03% with a weighted mean of 64·12%. In the 0–11 months and 1–4 years age groups, 2·08% and 10·57%, respectively, of the children were HBsAg carriers. These findings, when compared to the mean population carrier rate of 10·48%, suggest that HBV transmission occurred mostly after the first year of life. The highest prevalence rate for HBeAg positivity was in the 5–19 years age group (more than 40% of the HBsAg carriers were HBeAg positive), suggesting that contagiousness was greatest in childhood and adolescence. HBsAg was found in 11·45% of women of child-bearing age and HBeAg in 19·09% of women positive for HBsAg. It is concluded that immunization of newborns and infants, using vaccine alone, should be the most effective strategy for reducing HBV infection in the Austral Islands archipelago. |
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Prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection in the Austral archipelago, French Polynesia: Identification of transmission patterns for the formulation of immunization strategies |
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Prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection in the Austral archipelago, French Polynesia: Identification of transmission patterns for the formulation of immunization strategies |
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Prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection in the Austral archipelago, French Polynesia: Identification of transmission patterns for the formulation of immunization strategies |
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Prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection in the Austral archipelago, French Polynesia: Identification of transmission patterns for the formulation of immunization strategies |
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Prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection in the Austral archipelago, French Polynesia: Identification of transmission patterns for the formulation of immunization strategies |
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