Why the study?
Does mass immunization against poliomyelitis reduce the incidence of viral hepatitis A in children?
Observational
Does mass immunization against poliomyelitis reduce the incidence of viral hepatitis A in children?
Mass immunization against poliomyelitis may suppress naturally circulating hepatitis A virus through viral interference.
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May link polio campaigns to lower VHA via interference; hypothesis-generating observation requiring controlled studies before clinical consideration.
A long-term trend in the incidence of viral hepatitis A (VHA) in relation to vaccine prevention of this disease and poliomyelitis were analyzed in the Krasnodar Territory. There were lower VHA morbidity rates, which coincided with the period of additional mass immunization of children against poliomyelitis. Comparison of the frequency of polio vaccination and the trend in VHA incidence suggests that the viral interference phenomenon is involved in the regulation of its epidemic process, as a result of which vaccine poliomyelitis virus suppresses naturally circulating hepatitis virus A.
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Larin et al. (2012) conducted an observational in Viral hepatitis A. Mass immunization against poliomyelitis vs. Periods with lower or no mass polio vaccination was evaluated on Incidence of viral hepatitis A (r = -0.77).
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