Vaccination against the Hepatitis B virus and multiple sclerosis (9 November 2004)

To re-examine the 2003 guidelines (Vaccination against the hepatitis B virus, september 2003) and to report on the latest data concerning :

1. epidemiological studies and pharmacovigilance data on HBV vaccination and multiple scelrosis ;

2. clinical data on central nervous system demyelinating disease ;

3. physiopathological data on vaccination and autoimmunity ;

4. clinical and epidemiological data on hepatitis B.