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Multicellular Human Alveolar Model Composed of Epithelial Cells and Primary Immune Cells for Hazard Assessment
Published on: May 6, 2020
The military and hepatitis B
W H Bancroft1, P W Kelley, E T Takafuji
1Division of Communicable Disease and Immunology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, DC 20303-5100.
Abstract:
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is an important cause of morbidity in military forces. HBV threatens a safe blood supply for mass casualties, contributes to rising health care costs and presents an occupational risk to health care workers. The susceptibility of soldiers reflects that of other residents of their country of origin. In intermediate and high-prevalence regions, infections usually occur in young adults and follow exposure to an HBV carrier through blood or sexual contact. Control of HBV infections must rely on education regarding risk factors, screening of blood donors and immunization. Military populations provide unique opportunities for studying the epidemiology of hepatitis B and carrying out mass vaccination programmes.
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