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Epidemiology of hepatitis B virus infection among the tribes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - 1 Aug 2008

Murhekar Manoj V, Murhekar Kanchan M, Sehgal Subhash C

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The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Union Territory of India, are home to six primitive tribes, namely the Great Andamanese, Onges, Jarawas and Sentinelese (Negrito race), and the Shompens and Nicobarese (Mongoloid race). These tribes account for about 8% of the island's population and the Nicobarese constitute >95% of the tribal population. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is highly endemic among them with the...

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PMID: 18565560
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.04.044

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