Incidence of Hepatitis A in Argentina after vaccination

In Argentina, the annual incidence rate of reported hepatitis A disease ranged from 70.5 to 173.8 per 100,000 during 1995-2004. A single dose universal hepatitis A immunization program aimed at children aged 12 months was started in June 2005. The aim was to observe the impact of universal vaccination against hepatitis A in Argentina. A longitudinal analysis of hepatitis A rates reported in Argentina since 1995 to the National Notifiable...