Investigation of a hepatitis A outbreak from Shimla Himachal Pradesh

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 179-184

  Chobe, L P ^a   Arankalle, Vidya A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Genotype; Hepatitis A virus; Molecular epidemiology

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA SEQUENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEWAGE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

ADULT; CHILD; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMANS; INDIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEWAGE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349532798     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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