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PRO/EDR> Hepatitis A – Nepal: (LM)

Hepatitis -- NepalNational Public Health Laboratory, Teku [Kathmandu], on [Sun 17 Sep 2017] confirmed 8 hepatitis A cases. It said of the 15 samples received from Besisahar, Lamjung [Province Four], 8 tested positive for hepatitis A. Of them, 5 are female and 3 male.A team from Epidemiology and Disease Control Division [EDCD] had visited Lamjung after reports of hepatitis outbreak. Samples were collected and brought to Kathmandu for test. "The patients contracted the disease due to contamination Read more [...]