The requirement for hepatitis A vaccine in Gurkha soldiers.
This Hepatitis A seroprevalence study aimed to determine the cost effectiveness of Hepatitis A vaccination for Gurkha soldiers. One hundred and sixty Gurkha recruits had serum analysed for Hepatitis A IgG. One hundred and fifty nine (99.4%) were IgG positive. Continuing to vaccinate Gurkha soldiers against Hepatitis A will confer little benefit and is not cost effective.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000453:epidemiology*; D022362:Hepatitis A Vaccines; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006507:Hepatovirus / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D009390:Nepal / Q000208:ethnology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D014761:Viral Hepatitis Vaccines
D022362:Hepatitis A Vaccines; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies; D014761:Viral Hepatitis Vaccines