Archives de Pediatrie
Volume 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 643-645

Anti-hepatitis A virus seropositivity in children of immigrant parents living in France and vaccination recommendations [Séroprévalence de l'hépatite A chez les enfants issus de familles immigrées vivant en France et conséquences pour la vaccination] (Article)

Bourbotte L. , Meritet J.-F. , Lebon P. , Gendrel D.*
  • a Service de pédiatrie, Université Paris-Descartes et hôpital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul-Cochin, 75014 Paris, France
  • b Service de virologie, Université Paris-Descartes et hôpital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul-Cochin, 75014 Paris, France
  • c Service de virologie, Université Paris-Descartes et hôpital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul-Cochin, 75014 Paris, France
  • d Service de pédiatrie, Université Paris-Descartes et hôpital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul-Cochin, 75014 Paris, France, Service de pédiatrie, Hôpital Necker, 149, rue de Sevres, 75015 Paris, France

Abstract

The hepatitis A-seropositivity rate for children born in France is very low: 0 of 81 born to two French-born parents and 5 of 126 (4 %) infants for whom at least one parent was born in an endemic area. In contrast, the rate was high (28.8 %, 17/59) for children born in an endemic area. Hence, recommendations to vaccinate children who could be exposed during overseas trips to visit family or by visiting family members coming from endemic areas are fully justified. © 2011 Elsevier Masson SAS.

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immigrant Hepatitis A Antibodies France human infection rate hepatitis A travel Humans Adolescent parent Emigrants and Immigrants Infant Child, Preschool environmental exposure high risk population Article endemic disease hepatitis a virus vaccination seroprevalence hepatitis A antibody Child
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-79957818938&doi=10.1016%2fj.arcped.2011.03.006&partnerID=40&md5=1c978b860d222965789e1277f1bf8d1f
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2011.03.006
ISSN: 0929693X
Original Language: French