[Hepatitis B in Wallis: results of a seroepidemiological survey].
A sero-epidemiological survey was conducted on Wallis Island, in the South Pacific, from July 1988 to May 1989. A random sample from the general population was examined. 672 sera were tested for HBs antigen and anti-HBc antibody. Analysis of the data showed that there was little, if any, transmission from mother to newborn; serological markers seemed to be acquired during the first years of life, before the age of 15 years. After 15 years, seropositivity rate is stabilized at 85% for one and/or the other of the two markers. The seropositivity rate is 39% for the HBs antigen alone. A protocol to vaccinate infants less than one year is proposed.
Louis
F J
FJ
Service de transfusion sanguine, Centre hospitalier territorial de Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie.
Morillon
M
M
Boye
B
B
Soullie
B
B
Huerre
M
M
Labrouasse
R
R
Sapin
C
C
Amouretti
M
M
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006512:Hepatitis B Core Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010139:Pacific Islands / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy
D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006512:Hepatitis B Core Antigens; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
L'hépatite B a Wallis: résultats d'une enquête séroépidémiologique.