Investigation of an epidemic of Hepatitis E in Nellore in south India

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1333-1339

  Vivek, Rosario ^a   Nihal, Lalit ^b   Illiayaraja, Jeyaram ^a   Reddy, Pawan K ^a   Sarkar, Rajiv ^a   Eapen, C E ^a   Kang, Gagandeep ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b NARAYANA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Attack rate; Epidemic; Genotyping; Hepatitis E virus; IgM anti HEV; South India

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; HEPATITIS E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; RNA;

BLOOD; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DRINKING WATER; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FECES; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS; HOSPITAL SECTOR; MORTALITY; PIPELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SEWAGE; VIRUS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIC; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PUMPING STATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYLOGENY; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ANDHRA PRADESH; INDIA; NELLORE;

HEPATITIS E VIRUS;

EID: 79251527244     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02624.x     Document Type: Article

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