Risbud A R, Chadha M S, Kushwah S S, Arankalle V A, Rodrigues F M, Banerjee K
National Institute of Virology, Pune.
J Assoc Physicians India. 1992 Apr;40(4):262-4.
An epidemic of viral hepatitis occurred at Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh during December 1989 through April 1990. A total of 302 cases were admitted to Gandhi Memorial Hospital. Few cases were reported from the adjacent rural areas. Twenty six of the 40 wards of the city were affected and 7 wards were most affected with attack rates ranging from 3-7 per cent. Seventy one per cent of the hospitalised cases were 15 to 35 years of age. Males constituted 72.2% of the cases. In 37 patients (12.2%) the illness had a fatal outcome. The cases fatality rate was 7.9% in males and 20.6% in females. There were leakages in water supply pipe lines at many places which ran parallel to or were laid across open gutters. The source of infection appeared to be water contaminated by sewage. Results of serological tests indicated a non-A, non-B hepatitis viral aetiology of the epidemic.
1989年12月至1990年4月期间，印度中央邦雷瓦地区爆发了病毒性肝炎疫情。共有302例患者被收治于甘地纪念医院。相邻农村地区报告的病例较少。该市40个病房中有26个受到影响，7个病房受影响最严重，发病率在3%至7%之间。住院病例的71%年龄在15至35岁之间。男性占病例的72.2%。37名患者（12.2%）病情 fatal outcome。男性病死率为7.9%，女性为20.6%。许多地方的供水管道存在漏水情况，这些管道与露天排水沟平行或横穿排水沟铺设。感染源似乎是被污水污染的水。血清学检测结果表明，此次疫情的病因是一种非甲非乙型肝炎病毒。
