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Molecular characterization of Hepatitis A virus causing an outbreak among Thai navy recruits.
Tropical biomedicine - 1 Dec 2009
Theamboonlers A, Rianthavorn P, Jiamsiri S, Kumthong S, Silaporn P, Thongmee C, Poovorawan Y
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection is a communicable disease, typically transmitted by faecal-oral contamination. HAV outbreaks usually occur in endemic areas. We report an outbreak of HAV from June to July, 2008 among Thai navy recruits who had received training at the Sattahip Navy Base, Chonbur...
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