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Hepatitis B serosurvey to validate the achievement of regional hepatitis B control targets in Belarus.

Veronika Vysotskaya, Martyna Gassowski, Amelia Kasper, Elena Gasich, Natalia Kolomiets, Alla Dashkevich, Kathleen Wannemuehler, Oleg Dubovik, Liudmila Mosina

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Veronika VysotskayaRepublican Center for Hygiene, Epidemiology and Public Health, Address: Miasnikova Street 39, 220010 Minsk, Belarus.
Martyna GassowskiWorld Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, Address: UN City, Marmorvej 51, 2100 København, Copenhagen, Denmark. Electronic address: martyna@gassowski.net.
Amelia KasperWorld Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, Address: UN City, Marmorvej 51, 2100 København, Copenhagen, Denmark. Electronic address: amkasper@gmail.com.
Elena GasichRepublican Center for Hygiene, Epidemiology and Public Health, Address: Miasnikova Street 39, 220010 Minsk, Belarus. Electronic address: elena.gasich@gmail.com.
Natalia KolomietsInstitute of Advanced Training and Retraining of Healthcare Personnel of Belarus State Medical University, Address: Pietrusia Brovki 3, 220013 Minsk, Belarus. Electronic address: ndkolomiets@mail.ru.
Alla DashkevichRepublican Center for Hygiene, Epidemiology and Public Health, Address: Miasnikova Street 39, 220010 Minsk, Belarus. Electronic address: alla.dashkevich@gmail.com.
Kathleen WannemuehlerWorld Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, Address: UN City, Marmorvej 51, 2100 København, Copenhagen, Denmark. Electronic address: wannemuehler@biostat.wisc.edu.
Oleg DubovikWorld Health Organization Office, Belarus, Address: Fabriciusa Stret 28 (Room 401), 220007 Minsk, Belarus. Electronic address: douboviko@who.int.
Liudmila MosinaWorld Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, Address: UN City, Marmorvej 51, 2100 København, Copenhagen, Denmark. Electronic address: mosinal@who.int.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Belarus conducted a representative, national hepatitis B serosurvey to evaluate the impact of hepatitis B vaccination programme. We used a multi-stage cluster design to select 3783 children born between 2009 and 2015. We collected demographic and immunization data, as well as venous blood samples, which were analysed for HBsAg by ELISA. Out of 2870 participants with valid test results, one tested positive for HBsAg, resulting in a weighted seroprevalence of 0.02% (one-sided 95% upper bound = 0.09%). Of the 3731/3783 (99%) participants with immunization records, 86.8% (95% CI: 84.8; 88.6) had received a timely birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine and 85.6% (95% CI: 83.5; 87.4) had received a birth dose and at least two subsequent doses of the vaccine. This study findings demonstrated the achievement of the regional hepatitis B control targets and significant progress toward the elimination of hepatitis B as a public health threat in Belarus.

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Hepatitis BHepatitis B VaccinesAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHepatitis B AntibodiesHepatitis B Surface AntigensHepatitis B virusHumansImmunization ProgramsInfantMaleRepublic of BelarusSeroepidemiologic StudiesVaccinationHepatitis B AntibodiesHepatitis B Surface AntigensHepatitis B Vaccineshepatitis B controlhepatitis B eliminationhepatitis B prevalencehepatitis B serosurveyhepatitis B vaccinationvaccination impact

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PMID40154241
PMCPMC12094178

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