Hepatitis E infection in Odisha, India: A descriptive analysis

• Main Authors: Shantanu K Kar (Author), Bhagirathi Dwibedi (Author), Vijayalaxmi V Mogasale (Author), Jyotsnamayee Sabat (Author), Vittal Mogasale (Author), Thomas F Wierzba (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Up to 25% of hepatitis E virus (HEV)-infected pregnant women in their third trimester die. Despite HEV being an important cause of viral hepatitis, no robust surveillance exists in India. We reviewed jaundice outbreaks records and hospital records from jaundiced individuals seeking treatment and lin...