Evaluating the hepatitis B vaccination impact in the Republic of Moldova: A nationwide representative serosurvey of children born in 2013
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BRANDL, Michael, CEBAN, Alexei, SAJIN, Octavian, BUCOV, Victoria, CATARAGA, Alina, STRATULAT, Silvia, FURTUNA, Nicolae, GUŢU, Veaceslav, GHEORGHIŢA, Stela, GASSOWSKI, Martyna, MOȘINA, Liudmila, MOZALEVSKIS, Antons, DUDAREVA, Sandra, DATTA, Siddhartha Sankar. Evaluating the hepatitis B vaccination impact in the Republic of Moldova: A nationwide representative serosurvey of children born in 2013. In: IJID Regions, 2024, vol. 10, pp. 60-66. ISSN 2772-7076. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijregi.2023.11.003
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Volumul 10 / 2024 / ISSN 2772-7076

Evaluating the hepatitis B vaccination impact in the Republic of Moldova: A nationwide representative serosurvey of children born in 2013

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijregi.2023.11.003

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Brandl Michael12, Ceban Alexei3, Sajin Octavian4, Bucov Victoria4, Cataraga Alina4, Stratulat Silvia4, Furtuna Nicolae4, Guţu Veaceslav4, Gheorghiţa Stela3, Gassowski Martyna1, Moșina Liudmila5, Mozalevskis Antons6, Dudareva Sandra1, Datta Siddhartha Sankar7
 
1 Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Berlin,
2 University Medicine Berlin,
3 WHO Regional Center Moldova,
4 National Agency for Public Health,
5 World Health Organization, Denmark,
6 World Health Organization,
7 WHO Regional Office for Europe
 
 
Disponibil în IBN: 10 februarie 2024


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Objectives: The WHO European Region set targets for the control of hepatitis B through immunization, including prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) at ≤0.5% in vaccinated cohorts. The Republic of Moldova implemented universal hepatitis B vaccination since 1995. We conducted a nationwide representative serosurvey to estimate HBsAg seroprevalence in children born in 2013 to validate hepatitis B control targets. Methods: We used probability-based sampling and a two-stage cluster design. All children born in 2013 and registered in primary healthcare facilities were eligible for participation. We tested blood samples of all participants for hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc), using Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA). Anti-HBc-positive samples were tested for HBsAg and HBsAg-positive samples confirmed, using ELISA. We obtained information on hepatitis B vaccination from vaccination cards. Results: Of 3352 sampled children, 3064 (91%) participated. Most participating children were 7 years old (n = 3030, 99%), 1426 (48%) were girls. The weighted, national seroprevalence estimate was 3.1% (95% confidence interval = 2.1-4.5) for anti-HBc and 0.21% (95% confidence interval = 0.08-0.53) for HBsAg. Conclusion: The study demonstrated the impact of hepatitis B vaccination and allowed the Republic of Moldova to validate regional hepatitis B control targets. Other countries with high vaccination coverage could use hepatitis B serosurveys and apply for validation. Sustained efforts in the Republic of Moldova will be crucial on the path to hepatitis B elimination.

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Europe, hepatitis B, prevalence, Republic of Moldova, Seroepidemiologic study, vaccination