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The requirement for hepatitis A vaccine in Gurkha soldiers
1Medical Centre, Queen Elizabeth Barracks, Fleet, Hants.
Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps
|July 27, 1999
Abstract:
This Hepatitis A seroprevalence study aimed to determine the cost effectiveness of Hepatitis A vaccination for Gurkha soldiers. One hundred and sixty Gurkha recruits had serum analysed for Hepatitis A IgG. One hundred and fifty nine (99.4%) were IgG positive. Continuing to vaccinate Gurkha soldiers against Hepatitis A will confer little benefit and is not cost effective.