What is it about?
India is a country in the country. Among all states, Kerala state can be compared with a developing country, However recently many outbreaks of hepatitis A have been reported in the state. We have reported hepatitis A outbreak among the adult population.
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Why is it important?
Considering increasing HAV naive population in Kerala, there is a need to study the cost-effectiveness of hepatitis A vaccines.
Perspectives
Reporting of hepatitis A outbreak with majority population is adults, it shows that this population was not exposed in childhood. The epidemiological transition of hepatitis A is being reported consistently in India and now in Kerala suggesting to think for hepatitis A vaccination for the population. However, for decision making by policymakers, there is a need to generate evidence of the cost-effectiveness of hepatitis A vaccines. Such studies are needed in the population.
Yogesh Gurav
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This page is a summary of: Suspected spread of hepatitis A virus from a restaurant among adults in rural area of the Kerala state, India, Epidemiology and Infection, January 2019, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/s0950268819000967.
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