Hepatitis A outbreak in Hulu Langat district, Selangor State, Malaysia during April - October 2002

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 670-673

  Venugopalan, B ^a   Nik Rubiah, N A R ^b   Meftahuddin, T ^b   Ayu, M ^c   Prema, R ^a   Ruhaini, I ^d   Murugan, S ^b  

^a Selangor State Health Department   (Malaysia)

^b Hulu Langat District Health Office   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^d Gombak District Health Office   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Hepatitis A; Orang Asli; River water faecal contamination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEPATITIS A; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; RIVER; VIROLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

CAUSALITY; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEPATITIS A; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; RIVERS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 20544452083     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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1. Yong Poovorawan, Pantipa Chatchatee & Voranush Chongsrisawat. Epidemiology and prophylaxis of viral hepatitis: A global perspective. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (2002) 17 (Suppl.) S155-S166.
2. Malaysia Statistics Department. Population projection for the year 2002 based on the year 2000 Population Census.
3. U.S Department Of Health & Human Services, Centers for Disease control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia. Prevention of Hepatitis A Through Active or Passive Immunization: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) October 1, 1999/Vol.48/ No. RR-12.