Herd Immunity Likely Protected the Men Who Have Sex With Men in the Recent Hepatitis A Outbreak in San Diego, California | Zendy

Davey M. Smith | Zendy; Christina Huynh | Zendy; Adam J. Moore | Zendy; Andrew Frick | Zendy; Christy M. Anderson | Zendy; Magali Porrachia | Zendy; B. Halstead Scott | Zendy; Sarah Stous | Zendy; Robert T. Schooley | Zendy; Susan J. Little | Zendy; AsherLev T Santos | Zendy

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Herd Immunity Likely Protected the Men Who Have Sex With Men in the Recent Hepatitis A Outbreak in San Diego, California

Author(s) -

Davey M. Smith,

Christina Huynh,

Adam J. Moore,

Andrew Frick,

Christy M. Anderson,

Magali Porrachia,

B. Halstead Scott,

Sarah Stous,

Robert T. Schooley,

Susan J. Little,

AsherLev T Santos

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciy592

Subject(s) - medicine , outbreak , seroprevalence , herd immunity , hepatitis a virus , hepatitis a , men who have sex with men , immunity , virology , demography , immunology , hepatitis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , virus , environmental health , gerontology , vaccination , antibody , serology , immune system , syphilis , sociology

A high seroprevalence of hepatitis A virus (81%) among human immunodeficiency virus–negative high-risk men who have sex with men is likely why this community was largely spared from a recent hepatitis A virus outbreak in San Diego, California.

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