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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Published in:Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Main Authors: Boutin, Jean-Paul, Marie, François Flye Sainte, Cartel, Jean-Louis, Cardines, Richard, Girard, Marc, Roux, Jean
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 1990
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Austral
Austral Island
Online Access:http://trstmh.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/84/2/283
https://doi.org/10.1016/0035-9203(90)90288-P

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