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. 1999 Jun;89(6):918-21.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.89.6.918.

Identifying target groups for a potential vaccination program during a hepatitis A communitywide outbreak

Y J Hutin  1 , B P Bell, K L Marshall, C P Schaben, M Dart, M P Quinlisk, C N Shapiro
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Identifying target groups for a potential vaccination program during a hepatitis A communitywide outbreak

Y J Hutin et al. Am J Public Health. 1999 Jun.

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  • Am J Public Health 1999 Aug;89(8):1274

Abstract

Objectives: This study sought to identify groups for targeted vaccination during a communitywide hepatitis A outbreak in 1996.

Methods: Residents of the Sioux City, Iowa, metropolitan area reported with hepatitis A between September 1995 and August 1996 were sampled and compared with population-based controls.

Results: In comparison with 51 controls, the 40 case patients were more likely to inject methamphetamine, to attend emergency rooms more often than other health care facilities, and to have a family member who used the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.

Conclusions: Groups at increased risk of hepatitis A can be identified that might be [corrected] accessed for vaccination during communitywide outbreaks.

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