title: Introduction to current control of hepatitis B as a community health risk.
abstract: Vaccines against hepatitis B have been shown to be protective and can control the disease much more effectively than hygienic measures. When vaccination failure is reported, it is the strategy that has failed--not the vaccine.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Regensburg, Germany.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jilg
mesh_terms: D004311:Double-Blind Method; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D014611:Vaccination
chemical_list: D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines