Bora D, Prakash C, Bhattacharjee J, Datta K K
National Institute of Communicable Diseases, Delhi.
J Commun Dis. 1993 Mar;25(1):1-5.
A jaundice epidemic broke out in Rairangpur town of Orissa during December 1989 to January 1990. The attack rate was 1.2 per cent with 89.8 per cent cases among 11-40 years age group. Male-female ratio of cases was 2.3:1. The source of infection was traced to contamination of drinking water from leakage in the pipe line which was confirmed by a subsequent case control study. The outbreak was due to enterically transmitted Non A Non B hepatitis virus.
1989年12月至1990年1月期间,奥里萨邦赖兰布尔镇爆发了黄疸病疫情。发病率为1.2%,11至40岁年龄组的病例占89.8%。病例的男女比例为2.3:1。感染源追溯到管道泄漏导致的饮用水污染,后续的病例对照研究证实了这一点。此次疫情是由肠道传播的非甲非乙型肝炎病毒引起的。