Hepatitis A among international adoptees and their contacts

Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Sep 15;47(6):812-4. doi: 10.1086/591199.

Abstract

We identified 27 cases of hepatitis A among international adoptees (5 persons), their direct or indirect contacts (20 persons), and unvaccinated travelers to the adoptees' countries (2 persons). Most cases occurred among nontraveling contacts of adoptees, suggesting the need to extend prevention guidelines to include hepatitis A vaccination for at-risk nontravelers.

MeSH terms

  • Adoption*
  • Adult
  • Child, Preschool
  • Contact Tracing
  • Ethiopia / ethnology
  • Hepatitis A / epidemiology*
  • Hepatitis A / prevention & control
  • Hepatitis A / transmission
  • Hepatitis A Vaccines / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Panama / ethnology
  • Philippines / ethnology
  • Travel*
  • United States / epidemiology

Substances

  • Hepatitis A Vaccines