title: Protection provided by hepatitis B vaccine in a Yupik Eskimo population--results of a 10-year study.
abstract: A hepatitis B virus vaccine demonstration project was conducted in southwest Alaska in 1981-1982 to determine the immunogenicity and efficacy of the vaccine. A total of 1630 susceptible persons in the Alaskan Native population were vaccinated with the recommended three-dose regimen of plasma-derived hepatitis B vaccine, and 94% demonstrated antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen (anti-HBs) at levels > or = 10 mIU/mL. After 10 years of follow-up, 76% of those immunized had anti-HBs levels > or = 10 mIU. During the 10 years following the first dose of vaccine, 13 study participants developed antibody to hepatitis B core antigen (10 vaccine responders, 3 nonresponders), and none developed sustained HBs positivity or had clinical hepatitis. These data suggest that immunization with hepatitis B vaccine continues to provide high levels of protection from clinical disease for at least 10 years.
authors.affiliation: Arctic Investigations Program, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Anchorage, Alaska 99501, USA.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Wainwright
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Bulkow
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Parkinson
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zanis
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: McMahon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000413:Alaska; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D004930:Inuit; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines