- Abstract:
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BACKGROUND: The conflict in Darfur, Sudan, was responsible for the displacement of 1.8 million civilians. We investigated a large outbreak of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in Mornay camp (78,800 inhabitants) in western Darfur. METHODS: To describe the outbreak, we used clinical and demographic information from cases recorded at the camp between 26 July and 31 December 2004. We conducted a case-cohort study and a retrospective cohort study to identify risk factors for clinical and asympto...
Expand abstract - Publication status:
- Published
- Journal:
- Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
- Volume:
- 42
- Issue:
- 12
- Pages:
- 1685-1691
- Publication date:
- 2006-06-05
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1537-6591
- ISSN:
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1058-4838
- URN:
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uuid:1753dad5-ef82-4566-b787-6a647385a95b
- Source identifiers:
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67986
- Local pid:
- pubs:67986
- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Copyright date:
- 2006
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A large outbreak of hepatitis E among a displaced population in Darfur, Sudan, 2004: the role of water treatment methods.
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