Protect yourself from hepatitis A when traveling

Citations

  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2005). Yellow Book: Health Information for International Travel, 2005–2006. Available online: http://www2.ncid.cdc.gov/travel/yb/utils/ybBrowseO.asp.

  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). Recommended immunization schedules for persons aged 0–18 years—United States, 2007. MMWR, 55(51 and 52): Q1–Q4. Also available online: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/wk/mm5551-Immunization.pdf. [Erratum in MMWR, 56(02): 32. Also available online: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5602a6.htm?s_cid=mm5602a6_e.]


Author: Debby Golonka, MPHLast Updated November 16, 2006
Medical Review: Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
W. Thomas London, MD - Hepatology

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