A case–control study on the role of deer fly in the transmission of hepatitis B in Kerala, South India
Background: The sudden increase in the number of Hepatitis B-positive cases between December 2018 and June 2019, in Pathanamthitta District of Kerala in South India, aroused fear both among the government and the people. Some earlier studies postulated that deer flies act as vectors for the transmis...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Community Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijcm.org.in/article.asp?issn=0970-0218;year=2020;volume=45;issue=2;spage=164;epage=167;aulast=Varghese |