Hepatitis E Epidemic, Uganda

Hepatitis E Epidemic, Uganda

In October 2007, an epidemic of hepatitis E was suspected in Kitgum District of northern Uganda where no previous epidemics had been documented. This outbreak has progressed to become one of the largest hepatitis E outbreaks in the world. By June 2009, the epidemic had caused illness in >10,196 p...

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Main Authors: Eyasu H. Teshale, Christopher M. Howard, Scott P. Grytdal, Thomas R. Handzel, Vaughn Barry, Saleem Kamili, Jan Drobeniuc, Samuel Okware, Robert Downing, Jordan W. Tappero, Barnabas Bakamutumaho, Chong-Gee Teo, John W. Ward, Scott D. Holmberg, Dale J. Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Viruses
hepatitis virus
epidemic
Uganda
dispatch
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/1/09-0764_article

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