| seroepidemiology of hepatitis b infection in children in vanuatu. implications for vaccination strategy. | four hundred and eighty-two unvaccinated children from three different age groups (12-18 months, 30-42 months, 54-115 months) in a hepatitis b virus (hbv) endemic area were tested for markers of hbv infection. hbv seromarkers were detected in 52.3% of children and 26.9% were hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) positive. evidence of infection was related to age, with hbv seromarker rates highest (67.5%) in school children aged 56-115 months. the hbsag positive rate was highest (30.1%) in children ... | 1991 | 1994198 |
| skin infections in tanna, vanuatu in 1989. | skin infections are an important health problem in vanuatu and other pacific island countries. in this study, 18,223 people, representing 90% of the population of the southern island of tanna in vanuatu, were examined. scabies was found in 16% of those screened, with 24% of children under 10 years affected. other skin infections were predominantly furuncles, abscesses, impetigo and cellulitis and were found in 12% overall and in 16% of children under 10 years of age. these infections were found ... | 1992 | 1509813 |