title: Two community hepatitis B outbreaks: an argument for vaccinating incarcerated persons.
abstract: Current recommendations have not resulted in routine vaccination of correctional facility inmates for hepatitis B. We investigated two hepatitis B outbreaks. Outbreak 1 involved 4 cases epidemiologically linked to persons who had been in jail. Outbreak 2 involved 48 community cases; 69% had a history of incarceration. Two-thirds of the cases in these outbreaks might have been prevented by a program of routine vaccination of local jail inmates. Priority should be given to developing and supporting practical programs to vaccinate the high-risk populations in correctional facilities against hepatitis B.
authors.affiliation: Tennessee Department of Health, Communicable and Environmental Services, North Nashville, TN 37247, USA.
authors.forename: Rose A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Devasia
authors.forename: Timothy F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Marion A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Kainer
authors.forename: Sandy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Halford
authors.forename: Lorinda L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Sheeler
authors.forename: Jamie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Swift
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schaffner
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006291:Health Policy; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011329:Prisoners; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines