Identification of Acute Vaccine-Preventable Hepatitis in Individuals with Chronic Hepatitis in British Columbia between 1991 and 2007
BACKGROUND: In British Columbia (BC), hepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccines are provincially funded for persons with chronic hepatitis infections. PURPOSE: To assess the effectiveness of BC public health follow-up of HBV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) cases and immunization polic...
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| description | BACKGROUND: In British Columbia (BC), hepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccines are provincially funded for persons with chronic hepatitis infections. PURPOSE: To assess the effectiveness of BC public health follow-up of HBV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) cases and immunization policy by determining the number of vaccine-preventable acute hepatitis infections reported following a chronic HBV or HCV diagnosis, by examining demographic characteristics and by observing temporal trends. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d01d5e57e5904493a79d41bff403890a2025-02-03T01:00:33ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322011-01-01221101410.1155/2011/564290Identification of Acute Vaccine-Preventable Hepatitis in Individuals with Chronic Hepatitis in British Columbia between 1991 and 2007Lily Fang0Amanda Yu1Jane A. Buxton2BC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaBC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaBC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaBACKGROUND: In British Columbia (BC), hepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccines are provincially funded for persons with chronic hepatitis infections. PURPOSE: To assess the effectiveness of BC public health follow-up of HBV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) cases and immunization policy by determining the number of vaccine-preventable acute hepatitis infections reported following a chronic HBV or HCV diagnosis, by examining demographic characteristics and by observing temporal trends.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/564290 |
| spellingShingle | Lily Fang Amanda Yu Jane A. Buxton Identification of Acute Vaccine-Preventable Hepatitis in Individuals with Chronic Hepatitis in British Columbia between 1991 and 2007 Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
| title | Identification of Acute Vaccine-Preventable Hepatitis in Individuals with Chronic Hepatitis in British Columbia between 1991 and 2007 |
| title_full | Identification of Acute Vaccine-Preventable Hepatitis in Individuals with Chronic Hepatitis in British Columbia between 1991 and 2007 |
| title_fullStr | Identification of Acute Vaccine-Preventable Hepatitis in Individuals with Chronic Hepatitis in British Columbia between 1991 and 2007 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Identification of Acute Vaccine-Preventable Hepatitis in Individuals with Chronic Hepatitis in British Columbia between 1991 and 2007 |
| title_short | Identification of Acute Vaccine-Preventable Hepatitis in Individuals with Chronic Hepatitis in British Columbia between 1991 and 2007 |
| title_sort | identification of acute vaccine preventable hepatitis in individuals with chronic hepatitis in british columbia between 1991 and 2007 |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/564290 |
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