Hepatitis A outbreak due to contaminated public water in Tiruchirappalli Corporation, Tamil Nadu, India, 2015

摘要

Background: Hepatitis A (HAV) outbreaks are due to faecal contaminated water or inadequately treated water. On 9 October 2015, Kemps stone area (population=665) of Tiruchirappalli, reported 42 cases of jaundice, all aged less than 20 years. We investigated to identify risk factors and propose recommendations.