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Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Jan;16(1):126-9. doi: 10.3201/eid1601.090764.
In October 2007, an epidemic of hepatitis E was suspected in Kitgum District of northern Uganda where no previous epidemics had been documented. This outbreak has progressed to become one of the largest hepatitis E outbreaks in the world. By June 2009, the epidemic had caused illness in >10,196 persons and 160 deaths.
2007 年 10 月,乌干达北部基特古姆地区疑似爆发了一场戊型肝炎疫情,此前并无相关疫情记录。这场疫情发展成为世界上最大的戊型肝炎疫情之一。截至 2009 年 6 月,疫情已导致超过 10196 人患病,160 人死亡。