Hepatitis B vaccination in Burkina Faso: prevalence of HBsAg carriage and immune response in children in the western region

Hepatitis B vaccination in Burkina Faso: prevalence of HBsAg carriage and immune response in children in the western region

Introduction: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a major health problem in Burkina Faso. To control and prevent HBV infection, Hepatitis B vaccine was introduced in the national expanded program in 2006. In this study, we evaluated the prevalence of HBsAg in children aged under 10 years afte...

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Main Authors: Armel Moumouni Sanou, Abdoul Kader Ilboudo, Clément Ziemlé Meda, Augustin Togozia, Abou Coulibaly, Assana Cisse, Tani Sagna, Dramane Kania, Zekiba Tarnagda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2018-11-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Subjects:
Hepatitis B vaccine
children
HBsAg
anti-HBs Abs
Burkina Faso
Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/10433
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