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Decrease in the prevalence of hepatitis B and D virus infections in an endemic area in Peru 23 years after the introduction of the first pilot vaccination program against hepatitis B

In 1991, Peru launched the first vaccination program against hepatitis B in children aged under 5 years in the hyperendemic [hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis D virus (HDV)] province of Abancay. We conducted a cross-sectional study to determine the prevalence of HBV and HDV infections, 23 years...

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Autores principales: Cabezas, Cesar, Trujillo, Omar, Balbuena, Johanna, Peceros, Flor de Maria, Terrazas, Manuel, Suárez, Magna, Marin, Luis, Apac, Janet, Ramírez-Soto, Max Carlos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7410281/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32760100
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236993