Observational Study of Vaccine Efficacy 24 Years after the Start of Hepatitis B Vaccination in Two Gambian Villages: No Need for a Booster Dose

Maimuna Mendy; Ingrid Peterson; Safayet Hossin; Tom Peto; Momodou L. Jobarteh; Adam Jeng-Barry; Mamadi Sidibeh; Abdoulie Jatta; Sophie E. Moore; Andrew J. Hall; Hilton Whittle

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0058029

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Observational Study of Vaccine Efficacy 24 Years after the Start of Hepatitis B Vaccination in Two Gambian Villages: No Need for a Booster Dose

Maimuna Mendy ,

* E-mail: mendym@iarc.fr

Current address: International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France

Affiliation Medical Research Council Laboratories, The Gambia, Banjul, the Gambia, West Africa
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Ingrid Peterson,

Current address: Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Affiliation Medical Research Council Laboratories, The Gambia, Banjul, the Gambia, West Africa
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Safayet Hossin,

Affiliation Medical Research Council Laboratories, The Gambia, Banjul, the Gambia, West Africa
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Tom Peto,

Affiliation Medical Research Council Laboratories, The Gambia, Banjul, the Gambia, West Africa
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Momodou L. Jobarteh,

Affiliation Medical Research Council Laboratories, The Gambia, Banjul, the Gambia, West Africa
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Adam Jeng-Barry,

Affiliation Medical Research Council Laboratories, The Gambia, Banjul, the Gambia, West Africa
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Mamadi Sidibeh,

Affiliation Medical Research Council Laboratories, The Gambia, Banjul, the Gambia, West Africa
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Abdoulie Jatta,

Affiliation Medical Research Council Laboratories, The Gambia, Banjul, the Gambia, West Africa
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Sophie E. Moore,

Affiliation MRC Keneba, MRC Unit The Gambia, Banjul, The Gambia
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Andrew J. Hall,

Affiliation London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Hilton Whittle

Affiliations Medical Research Council Laboratories, The Gambia, Banjul, the Gambia, West Africa, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Observational Study of Vaccine Efficacy 24 Years after the Start of Hepatitis B Vaccination in Two Gambian Villages: No Need for a Booster Dose

Maimuna Mendy,
Ingrid Peterson,
Safayet Hossin,
Tom Peto,
Momodou L. Jobarteh,
Adam Jeng-Barry,
Mamadi Sidibeh,
Abdoulie Jatta,
Sophie E. Moore,
Andrew J. Hall

Published: March 22, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0058029

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