Epidemic and sporadic hepatitis E virus transmission in West Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 62-65

  Corwin, A ^a   Putri, M P ^a   Winarno, J ^b   Lubis, I ^c   Suparmanto, S ^b   Sumardiati, A ^b   Laras, K ^a   Tan, R ^a   Master, J ^c   Warner, G ^d   Wignall, F S ^a   Graham, R ^a   Hyams, K C ^e  

^a US Naval Medical Research Unit No 2 Jakarta   (Indonesia)

^b Provincial Health Services   (Indonesia)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Indonesia)

^d ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

^e NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEPATITIS A; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDONESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS E VIRUS;

EID: 0030874321     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.57.62     Document Type: Article

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