Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antibody among previously vaccinated healthcare workers in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Rafail Ibragimov, Dilyara Nabirova, Alfiya Denebaeva, Botirjon Kurbanov, Roberta Horth · 2024
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Rafail Ibragimov and co-authors check hepatitis B vaccine protection in Tashkent health workers in a 2024 study. Health workers face high exposure to the virus. Uzbekistan ran staff vaccination drives in 2015 and 2022 but does not test immunity afterward, unlike world guidance.
They sampled 334 workers from drive records in 2023 and tested their blood. Most recalled all three doses. About 5 percent had active infection and 4 percent a past one, while 91 percent carried vaccine-made antibodies. Among those, 71 percent held protective levels, rising with dose count. Clinic staff lagged hospital staff. The authors urge help to finish the series and routine immunity checks.
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| CREATOR | Rafail Ibragimov, Dilyara Nabirova, Alfiya Denebaeva, Botirjon Kurbanov, Roberta Horth |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 27 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |