Elimination of Hepatitis B virus transmission in an endemic area in Western Alaska
Mass population-based vaccination of seronegative persons, with continuing universal newborn immunization, halted transmission of HBV in western Alaska.
Authors
- Nathan W. Furukawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4268-0556)
- Karen Miernyk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1474-0707)
- Lesleigh Kowalski
- Janet M. Johnston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8738-9677)
- Lisa Townshend‐Bulson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9497-3353)
- Mary Snowball
- Michael G. Bruce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8275-3484)
- Brian J. McMahon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2347-7771)
Institutions
- Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (US)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (UG)
- National Center for HIV/AIDS Viral Hepatitis STD and TB Prevention (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- IJID Regions
- Published
- 2025-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijregi.2025.100774
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00