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Protect Yourself From Hepatitis A When Traveling (cont.)

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  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2008). Prevention of specific infectious diseases: Hepatitis, viral, type A. Yellow Book: Health Information for International Travel 2008. Available online: http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbook/ch4/hep-a.aspx.

  2. Craig AS, Schaffner W (2004). Prevention of hepatitis A with the hepatitis A vaccine. New England Journal of Medicine, 350(5): 476–481.

  3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2007). Update: Prevention of hepatitis A after exposure to hepatitis A virus and in international travelers. Updated recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR, 56(RR-41): 1080–1084. Also available online: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5641a3.htm.

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Primary Medical ReviewerKathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical ReviewerAdam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
Last RevisedAugust 30, 2010

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