Increasing Burden of Hepatitis A in Adolescents and Adults and the Need for Long-Term Protection: A Review from the Indian Subcontinent

Increasing Burden of Hepatitis A in Adolescents and Adults and the Need for Long-Term Protection: A Review from the Indian Subcontinent

Abstract Hepatitis A, an acute inflammatory liver disease caused by hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection from close contact with infected people, is highly endemic in the Indian subcontinent. Due to poor sanitary conditions, most of the population is exposed to the virus in childhood. At this age, the...

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Main Authors: Ashish Agrawal, Sanjeev Singh, Shafi Kolhapure, Bernard Hoet, Vidya Arankalle, Monjori Mitra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Adis, Springer Healthcare 2019-11-01
Series:Infectious Diseases and Therapy
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Asia
Burden
Cost
Epidemiology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40121-019-00270-9

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