Hepatitis E Epidemic, Uganda
Open Access
- 1 January 2010
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 16 (1) , 126-129
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1601.090764
Abstract
In October 2007, an epidemic of hepatitis E was suspected in Kitgum District of northern Uganda where no previous epidemics had been documented. This outbreak has progressed to become one of the largest hepatitis E outbreaks in the world. By June 2009, the epidemic had caused illness in >10,196 persons and 160 deaths.Keywords
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