Massive hepatitis A outbreak in Sri Lanka in 2009: an indication of increasing susceptibility and epidemiological shift?
<p>Sri Lanka experienced an unprecedented outbreak of hepatitis A in 2009. We extracted data from different sources to get a proper estimate of actual disease incidence during that period. This data show a total number of 13,477 cases in 2009 which is one of the largest outbreaks in recent his...
Main Authors: | , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Sri Lankan Society for Microbiology
2013-08-01
|
Series: | Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://sljid.sljol.info/articles/5640 |