[Analysis on epidemiological and serum effect after vaccination of hepatitis A vaccine (HepA)]

To implement HepA vaccination and analyze epidemiological and serum effect.

The children from 1 to 14 years old were vaccinated HepA since 1992 and the HepA has been integrated into EPI to the children aged 1 year in 1996. The enzyme linked immunnosortbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect Anti-Hepatitis A Virus IgG Antibody (Anti-HAV) to analyze serum effect.

HepA coverage rate from 1 to 14 years old was 80% in 1998, and it was > 90% after the year of 2001. The coverage of 1 year old children was 95%. The incidence rate of Hepatitis A reduced continuously. The incidence of whole population reduced from 25.96/100.000 in 1992 to 6.38/100.000 in 1994. In 2007, the incidence of Heptitis A decreased 98.10% compared with the incidence of the year of 1992. Epidemiological feature of Hepatitis A was changed. The positive rate of Anti-HAV was increased after vaccination of Hepatitis A Vaccine.

The vaccination strategy for 1 to 14 years old had obviously epidemiological and serum effect.