Hepatitis B vaccination in Burkina Faso: prevalence of HBsAg carriage and immune response in children in the western region | Zendy

Armel Moumouni Sanou | Zendy; Abdoul Kader Ilboudo | Zendy; Zièmlé Clément Mèda | Zendy; Augustin Togozia | Zendy; Abou Coulibaly | Zendy; Assana Cissé | Zendy; Tani Sagna | Zendy; Dramane Kania | Zendy; Zékiba Tarnagda | Zendy

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Hepatitis B vaccination in Burkina Faso: prevalence of HBsAg carriage and immune response in children in the western region

Author(s) -

Armel Moumouni Sanou,

Abdoul Kader Ilboudo,

Zièmlé Clément Mèda,

Augustin Togozia,

Abou Coulibaly,

Assana Cissé,

Tani Sagna,

Dramane Kania,

Zékiba Tarnagda

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.10433

Subject(s) - hbsag , medicine , vaccination , hepatitis b , carriage , hepatitis b virus , hepatitis b vaccine , titer , immunology , pediatrics , antibody , virus , pathology

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a major health problem in Burkina Faso. To control and prevent HBV infection, Hepatitis B vaccine was introduced in the national expanded program in 2006. In this study, we evaluated the prevalence of HBsAg in children aged under 10 years after one decade of universal hepatitis B vaccination, and the immune response among these children.

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