Vaccination Status of Alaska Native Persons With Hepatitis A Virus Infection-Alaska, 1996-2018

Ian D Plumb; Prabhu P Gounder; Leisha D Nolen; Stephanie C Massay; Louisa Castrodale; Joseph McLaughlin; Mary Snowball; Chriss Homan; Noele P Nelson; Rosalyn Singleton; Michael G Bruce; Brian J McMahon

doi:10.1093/cid/ciaa1102

Vaccination Status of Alaska Native Persons With Hepatitis A Virus Infection-Alaska, 1996-2018

Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Jun 15;72(12):2212-2214. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1102.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Arctic Investigations Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Anchorage, Alaska, USA.
² Section of Epidemiology, Division of Public Health, Alaska, USA.
³ Liver Disease and Hepatitis Program, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, Alaska, USA.
⁴ Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Abstract

Following increases in reported cases of hepatitis A, we assessed the impact of hepatitis A vaccine in Alaska Native persons. During 1996-2018, only 6 cases of hepatitis A were identified, all in unvaccinated adults. Populations can be protected against hepatitis A by achieving sufficient vaccination coverage over time.

Keywords: hepatitis A; Alaska Native; epidemiology; surveillance; vaccination.

Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2020.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Adult
Alaska / epidemiology
Alaska Natives*
Hepatitis A virus*
Hepatitis A* / epidemiology
Hepatitis A* / prevention & control
Humans
Vaccination
Vaccination Coverage

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

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