Tourist Hepatitis and Gamma Globulin Prophylaxis
- 31 August 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 8 (3) , 143-144
- https://doi.org/10.3109/inf.1976.8.issue-3.03
Abstract
Millions of tourists from N Europe visit the Mediterranean basin each year. Some provide themselves with .gamma. globulin prophylaxis against hepatitis A before departure. In Sweden about 50% of these travellers receive prophylaxis, indicating that about half a million Swedish tourists are injected with .gamma. globulin each year. The risk of contracting hepatitis A in S or E Europe without prophylaxis is .apprx. 1/3000 travellers according to calculations presented in this report. With .gamma. globulin prophylaxis the risk is almost negligible.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Viral HepatitisPublished by American Medical Association (AMA) ,1970