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Molecular characterization of hepatitis-A-virus infections, in the context of two outbreaks in southern Thailand.
Annals of tropical medicine and parasitology - 1 Oct 2002
Theamboonlers A, Jantaradsamee P, Chatchatee P, Chongsrisawat V, Mokmula M, Poovorawan Y
Abstract excerpt
As hepatitis A virus (HAV) is usually transmitted through the faecal-oral route, hepatitis A is a communicable disease. In countries of intermediate to low endemicity, sudden outbreaks of human infection with the virus may occur. Between September 2001 and April 2002, there were two outbreaks of HAV infection in the Ruso and Yeengor districts of Narathiwas province, in southern Thailand. Isolates of HAV were...
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