Hepatitis B virus in the Lao People's Democratic Republic: a cross sectional serosurvey in different cohorts.

CONCLUSIONS: Overall, the results demonstrate a dramatic deficiency in vaccination coverage and vaccine responses and/or documentation within the regions of Lao PDR studied, which included urbanized areas with better health care access. Timely and effective hepatitis B vaccination coverage is needed in Lao PDR.
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Source: Rural Remote Health - August 23, 2014 Category: Rural Health Authors: Black AP, Nouanthong P, Nanthavong N, Souvannaso C, Vilivong K, Jutavijittum P, Samountry B, Lütteke N, Hübschen JM, Goossens S, Quet F, Buisson Y, Muller CP Tags: BMC Infect Dis Source Type: research