[Anti-hepatitis A virus seropositivity in children of immigrant parents living in France and vaccination recommendations].

Authors :: Bourbotte L
Meritet JF
Lebon P
Gendrel D
Source :: Archives de pediatrie : organe officiel de la Societe francaise de pediatrie [Arch Pediatr] 2011 Jun; Vol. 18 (6), pp. 643-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Apr 20.
Publication Year :: 2011
Abstract: The hepatitis A-seropositivity rate for children born in France is very low: 0 of 81 born to two French-born parents and 5 of 126 (4 %) infants for whom at least one parent was born in an endemic area. In contrast, the rate was high (28.8 %, 17/59) for children born in an endemic area. Hence, recommendations to vaccinate children who could be exposed during overseas trips to visit family or by visiting family members coming from endemic areas are fully justified.<br /> (Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.)

Subjects :: Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
France epidemiology
Humans
Infant
Emigrants and Immigrants
Hepatitis A blood
Hepatitis A epidemiology
Hepatitis A Antibodies blood
Hepatitis A virus immunology

Language :: French
ISSN :: 1769-664X
Volume :: 18
Issue :: 6
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Archives de pediatrie : organe officiel de la Societe francaise de pediatrie
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 21511444
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arcped.2011.03.006

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