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Hepatitis B vaccination targeted at behavioural risk groups in the Netherlands: does it work?
Vaccine - 2 Jun 2009
van Houdt R, Koedijk F D H, Bruisten S M, Coul E L M Op de, Heijnen M L A, Waldhober Q, Veldhuijzen I K, Richardus J H, Schutten M, van Doornum G J J, de Man R A, Hahné S J, Coutinho R A, Boot H J
Abstract excerpt
In November 2002, the Netherlands adopted a vaccination program targeted at behavioural risk groups. Between January 2003 and December 2007, 1386 patients acutely infected with HBV were reported. Reported cases declined from 326 in 2003 to 220 in 2007. Sexual intercourse was the most frequently reported mode of transmission (65%), especially among men having sex with men. Genotypes A and D remained predominant....
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