Abstract
Burke, D. S., R. Snitbhan, D. E. Johnson and R. McN. Scott (AFRIMS, APO San Francisco 96346). Age-specific prevalence of hepatitis A virus antibody In Thailand. Am J Epidemiol 1981; 113: 245-9.Serum specimens drawn at random from three geographically defined populations of healthy Thais were tested for antibody to the hepatitis A virus (anti-HAV) by radlolmmunoassay. A total of 746 specimens were tested. The age by which 50 per cent were antibody positive was 4-5 years for residents of an urban Bangkok housing project, 8-9 years for rural villagers, and 10-11 years for urban Bangkok government school pupils. Overall, specimens from 97 per cent of Thal adults 16 years of age or older were anti-HAV positive. These data suggest widespread distribution of HAV in Thailand.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 245-249 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | American journal of epidemiology |
Volume | 113 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1981 |
Keywords
- Hepatitis
- Hepatitis A virus
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology