Open AccessEpidemiological and molecular investigation of a hepatitis A outbreak in Tamil Nadu, Southern India
Author(s) -
R. Barathidasan,
K. Vanathy,
Venkatesh Kaliaperumal,
Ferdinamarie Sharmila,
Rahul Dhodapkar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.12045
Subject(s) - outbreak , jaundice , hepatitis a , medicine , virology , genotype , epidemiology , vaccination , environmental health , hepatitis , biology , biochemistry , gene
Hepatitis A virus causes an acute infection mainly in young children. The present study was carried out to characterize the nature of hepatitis A virus (HAV) involved in an outbreak of jaundice in children.
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