A trial to decrease hepatitis A morbidity in Dzerzhinsk, Gorki Province

The results of experience in the comparative evaluation of the preseasonal immunoglobulin prophylaxis in two towns of the Gorki Province are presented. The work substantiates the economic and epidemiological effectiveness of immunoglobulin prophylaxis at the territory, relatively safe with respect t...

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Published inŽurnal mikrobiologii, ėpidemiologii i immunobiologii no. 3; p. 52
Main Authors Aleĭnik, M D, Fedotov, V A, Bystrova, T N, Smirnova, O N, Aksenova, L M
Format Journal Article
LanguageRussian
Published Russia (Federation) 01.03.1990
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Child
Child, Preschool
Hepatitis A - epidemiology
Hepatitis A - prevention & control
Hepatitis Antibodies - analysis
Hepatovirus - immunology
Humans
Immunization, Passive
Immunoglobulin M - analysis
Prevalence
Russia - epidemiology
Seasons
Urban Population - statistics & numerical data
Russia
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Summary:The results of experience in the comparative evaluation of the preseasonal immunoglobulin prophylaxis in two towns of the Gorki Province are presented. The work substantiates the economic and epidemiological effectiveness of immunoglobulin prophylaxis at the territory, relatively safe with respect to hepatitis A, under the conditions of its realization in the year of the predicted rise of morbidity, the timely organization of immunoglobulin prophylaxis (from July to the first half of October) and the coverage of "organized" children, exceeding 90%.
ISSN:0372-9311