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Most large-scale vaccination programs for hepatitis B (HB) are aimed at the vaccination of newborns. This is especially true in highly endemic areas, where the vertical (mother-to-child) transmission of HB is thought to be by far the major transmission route.
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van Hattum, J. et al. (2003). Transmission Profile of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in the Batam Region, Indonesia. In: Marzuki, S., Verhoef, J., Snippe, H. (eds) Tropical Diseases. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 531. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0059-9_13
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