Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume 96, Issue 4 , Pages 398-404 , July 2002

First documented outbreak of hepatitis E virus transmission in Java, Indonesia

  • E.R. Sedyaningsih-Mamahit

      Affiliations

    • National Institute of Health Research and Development, Ministry of Health, Jakarta, Indonesia
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  • R.P. Larasati

      Affiliations

    • US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 2, Jakarta, Indonesia
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  • K. Laras

      Affiliations

    • US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 2, Jakarta, Indonesia
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  • A. Sidemen

      Affiliations

    • East Java Provincial Health Authority Office, Ministry of Health, Surabaya, Indonesia
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  • N. Sukri

      Affiliations

    • US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 2, Jakarta, Indonesia
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  • N. Sabaruddin

      Affiliations

    • Directorate General of Communicable Disease Control and Environmental Health, Ministry of Health, Jakarta, Indonesia
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  • S. Didi

      Affiliations

    • Directorate General of Communicable Disease Control and Environmental Health, Ministry of Health, Jakarta, Indonesia
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  • J.M. Saragih

      Affiliations

    • National Institute of Health Research and Development, Ministry of Health, Jakarta, Indonesia
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  • K.S.A. Myint

      Affiliations

    • Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand
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  • T.P. Endy

      Affiliations

    • Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand
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  • A. Sulaiman

      Affiliations

    • Medical School, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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  • J.R. Campbell

      Affiliations

    • US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 2, Jakarta, Indonesia
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  • A.L. Corwin

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Dr A. L. Corwin, US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 2 (US NAMRU-2), American Embassy Jakarta, Unit 8132 NAMRU TWO, FPO AP 96520-8132, USA; fax +62 21 4244507.
    • US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 2, Jakarta, Indonesia

Received 23 July 2001 ,Revised 24 September 2001 ,Accepted 15 October 2001.

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Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume 96, Issue 4 , Pages 398-404 , July 2002

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