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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection poses a global public health threat. HBV vaccination has proven highly effective in preventing the infection; however, its long-term impact on the general population has not been addressed. We conducted analysis to determine the total and changing burden of chronic HBV infection and evaluate the serological status between vaccinated and unvaccinated in Taiwan.Participants...
Variant performance of immunoglobulin M (IgM) and immunoglobulin G (IgG) hepatitis E virus (HEV) assays may impact the diagnosis. The present study aimed to evaluate four different IgM/IgG assays for HEV infection for application in national surveillance in nonendemic areas. Sera from 300 patients that were stored in the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) of Taiwan for suspected acute HEV infection...
To study the efficacy of immunization against hepatitis B after plasma-derived vaccine was replaced by recombinant vaccine, 2-year-old Taiwanese children were recruited by stratification random sampling and tested for hepatitis B markers. They were grouped according to maternal infectivity and children's immunization status. Of 2010 children, 2.5% had hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 94.1% had...
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