Subduing the hepatitis E Python: A commentary on: 'Outbreak of waterborne hepatitis E in Hyderabad, India, 2005', by Sailaja et al. (2008)

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 480-484

  Teo, C G ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Jaundice; Maternal mortality; Water borne hepatitis

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EPIDEMIC; FETUS MORTALITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NOTE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEWAGE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; SANITATION; VIRAL HEPATITIS VACCINES; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 69949099199     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268808001295     Document Type: Note

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