Adults in the Stann Creek District of Belize have a high prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV)
infection, but the age of onset of these infections is unclear. We conducted a seroprevalence …

In April 1991, surveys for serologic evidence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection were
conducted among 3-to 4-year-old children born after a hepatitis B immunization program of …

A nationwide hepatitis B vaccination program was launched in Taiwan in 1984. To study the
impact of this ongoing program on hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, a follow‐up …

Objective. Implementation and evaluation of a hepatitis B vaccination program for Southeast
Asian infants in Louisiana. Methods. A baseline seroprevalence survey of hepatitis B virus …

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) markers were studied by radioimmunoassays in serum samples of
1,200 (647 male, 553 female) apparently healthy children under 15 years of age in Taipei …

Objective.—To study the seroepidemiology of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in children 10
years after a mass hepatitis B vaccination program was begun in Taiwan. Design.—Cross …

In Taiwan, decrease of both infection and carrier rates of hepatitis B virus (HBV) have been
documented especially in metropolitan areas after universal HBV vaccination. This study …

Hepatitis B has long been recognized as hyperendemic among persons residing in the
western Pacific. Effective control strategies have not been described. From December 1988 …

A cross-sectional survey of the seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) markers among
healthy people was conducted in San Juanito, a rural community in the northern state of …

To combat hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in Taiwan, a mass immunoprophylaxis program
was launched on July 1, 1984, aiming first at prevention of chronic HBV carriage from …