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Prevalence of hepatitis A virus antibody among Navajo school children.

Author(s) -

Roma D. Williams

Publication year - 1986

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.76.3.282

Subject(s) - navajo , hepatitis a , medicine , environmental health , hepatitis a virus , serology , hepatitis , demography , virology , immunology , antibody , virus , philosophy , linguistics , sociology

Previous studies of the prevalence of immunity to hepatitis A (anti-HAV) in the United States have used urban settings or institutions for the mentally handicapped. In a rural setting among normal children, a serologic investigation of prevalence of anti-HAV was conducted in a boarding school adjacent to the Navajo reservation. The results show rates of anti-HAV that are the highest reported at the ages tested in any subpopulation in the United States, comparable only with those in developing countries.

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