Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jan 2010)

Hepatitis E Epidemic, Uganda

  • Eyasu H. Teshale,
  • Christopher M. Howard,
  • Scott P. Grytdal,
  • Thomas R. Handzel,
  • Vaughn Barry,
  • Saleem Kamili,
  • Jan Drobeniuc,
  • Samuel Okware,
  • Robert Downing,
  • Jordan W. Tappero,
  • Barnabas Bakamutumaho,
  • Chong-Gee Teo,
  • John W. Ward,
  • Scott D. Holmberg,
  • Dale J. Hu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1601.090764
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 16, no. 1
pp. 126 – 129

Abstract

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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.

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