An investigation of an outbreak of viral hepatitis B in Modasa town, Gujarat, India

An investigation of an outbreak of viral hepatitis B in Modasa town, Gujarat, India

Background: Most outbreaks of viral hepatitis in India are caused by hepatitis E. Recently in the year 2009, Modasa town of Sabarkantha district in Gujarat witnessed the outbreak of hepatitis B. Purpose: An attempt was made to study the outbreak clinically and serologically, to estimate the seroposi...

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Main Authors: Disha A Patel, Praveg A Gupta, Deepa M Kinariwala, Hetal S Shah, Grishma R Trivedi, Mahendra M Vegad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Global Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Hepatitis B markers
Outbreak
Recycled syringes
Online Access:http://www.jgid.org/article.asp?issn=0974-777X;year=2012;volume=4;issue=1;spage=55;epage=59;aulast=Patel

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