Hepatitis E epidemic, Uganda

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 126-129

  Teshale, Eyasu H ^a   Howard, Christopher M ^a   Grytdal, Scott P ^a   Handzel, Thomas R ^a   Barry, Vaughn ^a   Kamili, Saleem ^a   Drobeniuc, Jan ^a   Okware, Samuel ^b   Downing, Robert ^c   Tappero, Jordan W ^c   Bakamutumaho, Barnabas ^d   Teo, Chong Gee ^a   Ward, John W ^a   Holmberg, Scott D ^a   Hu, Dale J ^a  

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

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^c Global AIDS Program   (Uganda)

^d Ugandan Virus Research Institute   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEPATITIS E; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; JAUNDICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; UGANDA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; UGANDA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73949141452     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1601.090764     Document Type: Article

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