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. 1986 Mar;76(3):282–283. doi: 10.2105/ajph.76.3.282

Prevalence of hepatitis A virus antibody among Navajo school children.

R Williams
PMCID: PMC1646549  PMID: 3004239

Abstract

Previous studies of the prevalence of immunity to hepatitis A (anti-HAV) in the United States have used urban settings or institutions for the mentally handicapped. In a rural setting among normal children, a serologic investigation of prevalence of anti-HAV was conducted in a boarding school adjacent to the Navajo reservation. The results show rates of anti-HAV that are the highest reported at the ages tested in any subpopulation in the United States, comparable only with those in developing countries.

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