1. Hepatitis A among international adoptees and their contacts.
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Fischer GE, Teshale EH, Miller C, Schumann C, Winter K, Elson F, Horan K, Reed CM, Armstrong GL, and Perz JF
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- Adult, Child, Preschool, Contact Tracing, Ethiopia ethnology, Hepatitis A prevention & control, Hepatitis A transmission, Hepatitis A Vaccines therapeutic use, Humans, Panama ethnology, Philippines ethnology, United States epidemiology, Adoption, Hepatitis A epidemiology, Travel
- Abstract
We identified 27 cases of hepatitis A among international adoptees (5 persons), their direct or indirect contacts (20 persons), and unvaccinated travelers to the adoptees' countries (2 persons). Most cases occurred among nontraveling contacts of adoptees, suggesting the need to extend prevention guidelines to include hepatitis A vaccination for at-risk nontravelers.
- Published
- 2008
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