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Hepatitis B — India
Two years after it was reported from the Diver area of Kupwara [district, Jammu and Kashmir state], hepatitis B continues to infect more and more people for want of health education and screening by authorities. Hepatitis B has been reported in a large number of people in Kakadpati (Diver) village of Lolab in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district triggering panic in the area. Health authorities on [Mon 16 Nov 2015], confirmed that 59 patients had tested positive for hepatitis B in Kakadpati and