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| Category |
Infectious Diseases |
| Manuscript Type |
Observational Study |
| Article Title |
Seroepidemiology of hepatitis B virus infection and impact of vaccination
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Unsolicited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Peng Huang, Li-Guo Zhu, Ye-Fei Zhu, Ming Yue, Jing Su, Feng-Cai Zhu, Hai-Tao Yang, Yun Zhang, Hong-Bing Shen, Rong-Bin Yu, Xiang-Jun Zhai and Zhi-Hang Peng |
| Funding Agency and Grant Number |
| Funding Agency |
Grant Number |
| National Science and Technology Major Project of China |
2011ZX10004-902 |
| Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Jiangsu Province Health Development Project with Science and Education |
ZX201109 |
| Research and Innovation Project for College Graduates of Jiangsu Province of China |
KYZZ_0265 |
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| Corresponding Author |
Zhi-Hang Peng, PhD, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, No. 140 Hanzhong Road, Nanjing 211166, Jiangsu Province, China. zhihangpeng@njmu.edu.cn |
| Key Words |
Epidemiological study; Familial history; Hepatitis B surface antigen; Immunization; General population |
| Core Tip |
A total of 148931 individuals were investigated in Eastern China to evaluate the impact of hepatitis B vaccination since 1992. 7.70% were positive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) which has not achieved the national goal for the whole population in decreasing the prevalence of HBsAg to < 7%. Prevalence was 0.77% among children aged < 5 years and the rate of hepatitis B virus immunization among teenagers aged < 20 years was 93.30%, which have reached the national goals of < 1% and > 90%, respectively. |
| Publish Date |
2015-07-08 12:01 |
| Citation |
Huang P, Zhu LG, Zhu YF, Yue M, Su J, Zhu FC, Yang HT, Zhang Y, Shen HB, Yu RB, Zhai XJ, Peng ZH. Seroepidemiology of hepatitis B virus infection and impact of vaccination. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(25): 7842-7850 |
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http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i25/7842.htm |
| DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i25.7842 |
