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Hepatitis E outbreak, Dadaab refugee camp, Kenya, 2012

Jamal A Ahmed et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: HEV; Hepatitis E virus; Kenya; acute jaundice syndrome; outbreak; refugee camps; viruses.

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Cases of acute jaundice syndrome, Dadaab, Kenya, July–November 2012. The arrow indicates the point at which outbreak control measures (e.g., construction of new latrines and hygiene messaging) were initiated by health authorities.
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