Epidemiological and molecular investigation of a hepatitis A outbreak in Tamil Nadu, Southern India
Introduction: Hepatitis A virus causes an acute infection mainly in young children.The present study was carried out to characterize the nature of hepatitis A virus (HAV) involved in an outbreak of jaundice in children.Methodology: Serum and stool samples from five children were sampled from among 26 clinically diagnosed jaundice cases.HAV IgM ELIS