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Hepatitis A Virus
New research on hepatitis A virus from B.A. Connor and co-authors summarized
September 24th, 2008
"Increased international business travel to moderate or high endemic areas of hepatitis A and B may leave many business travelers at fisk for. infection if not vaccinated," scientists in the United States report. "Many international business travelers depart for hepatitis A and B endemic areas within 2 months of the ' decision to travel. Many of these travelers do not seek pretravel medical i tdvice and are unaware of the risks and modes of acquiring hepatitis A and B. Monovalent vaccines and a combined hepatitis A and B vaccine are available and can be administered on an accelerated schedule," wrote B.A. Connor and colleagues. The researchers...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-09-24)
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