Epidemiology of a jaundice outbreak in Rairangpur town in Orissa.
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1993-03-01
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A jaundice epidemic broke out in Rairangpur town of Orissa during December 1989 to January 1990. The attack rate was 1.2 per cent with 89.8 per cent cases among 11-40 years age group. Male-female ratio of cases was 2.3:1. The source of infection was traced to contamination of drinking water from leakage in the pipe line which was confirmed by a subsequent case control study. The outbreak was due to enterically transmitted Non A Non B hepatitis virus.
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Bora D, Prakash C, Bhattacharjee J, Datta KK. Epidemiology of a jaundice outbreak in Rairangpur town in Orissa. Journal of Communicable Diseases. 1993 Mar; 25(1): 1-5