title: [Hepatitis B in Wallis: results of a seroepidemiological survey].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Service de transfusion sanguine, Centre hospitalier territorial de Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Louis
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morillon
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Boye
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Soullie
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Huerre
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Labrouasse
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sapin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amouretti
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006512:Hepatitis B Core Antigens; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
vernacular_title: L'hépatite B a Wallis: résultats d'une enquête séroépidémiologique.