Epidemiology of hepatitis B infection among the Nicobarese – a mongoloid tribe of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Union Territory of India, is home to six primitive tribes. Preliminary serological studies carried out earlier among the four accessible tribes revealed that hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is hyper-endemic among them. The present study was carried out to understand im...

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Vydané v:	Epidemiology and infection Ročník 128; číslo 3; s. 465 - 471
Hlavní autori:	MURHEKAR, M. V., MURHEKAR, K. M., ARANKALLE, V. A., SEHGAL, S. C.
Médium:	Journal Article
Jazyk:	English
Vydavateľské údaje:	Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.06.2002
Predmet:	Adolescent Adult Antibodies Antibodies, Viral - analysis Antigens Asian Continental Ancestry Group Biological and medical sciences Blood Carrier State Child Child, Preschool Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Epidemiology Female Hepatitis Hepatitis antigens Hepatitis B Hepatitis B - epidemiology Hepatitis B - ethnology Hepatitis B - transmission Hepatitis B virus Hospitals Human viral diseases Humans Immunization India Infant Infant, Newborn Infections Infectious diseases Injections Islands Male Medical research Medical sciences Medical syringes Middle Aged Needle Sharing Predisposing factors Prevalence Risk Factors Serology Vaccines Viral diseases Viral hepatitis Indian Ocean Islands Andaman and Nicobar Asia India United Kingdom > UK Australia Nicobar Islands Car Nicobar Taiwan Infection Human Viral hepatitis B Viral disease Risk factor Digestive diseases Hepatic disease Transmission mode Epidemiology
ISSN:	0950-2688, 1469-4409
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