Prevalence of Hepatitis A Virus Antibody Among Navajo School Children

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Journal Am J Public Health

Specialty Public Health

Date 1986 Mar 1

PMID 3004239

Citations 2

Authors

R Williams

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Abstract

Previous studies of the prevalence of immunity to hepatitis A (anti-HAV) in the United States have used urban settings or institutions for the mentally handicapped. In a rural setting among normal children, a serologic investigation of prevalence of anti-HAV was conducted in a boarding school adjacent to the Navajo reservation. The results show rates of anti-HAV that are the highest reported at the ages tested in any subpopulation in the United States, comparable only with those in developing countries.

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