Decreasing risk of hepatitis A infection in León, Nicaragua: evidence from cross-sectional and longitudinal seroepidemiology studies.

Decreasing risk of hepatitis A infection in León, Nicaragua: evidence from cross-sectional and longitudinal seroepidemiology studies.

<h4>Background and objectives</h4>Nicaragua is highly endemic for hepatitis A. We aimed to provide an estimate of the change in the age-specific risk of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection based on serological data from cross-sectional and longitudinal samples collected in León, Nicaragua,...

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Main Authors: Orlando Mayorga Perez, Martin W G Brinkhof, Matthias Egger, Gert Frösner, Christian Herzog, Marcel Zwahlen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24523871/pdf/?tool=EBI

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