Clinical labs, dental clinics main sources of infection
There has been a considerable increase in the number of hepatitis-B cases reported in the district, according to a study. A report on the six-month study conducted by Rakesh P.S., an epidemiologist attached to the Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP) in Kollam, has been submitted to the District Medical Officer here.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/high-incidence-hepatitis-b-cases-kollam-says-study
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/ignatius-pereira
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-thiruvananthapuram
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kollam-d
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hepatitis
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hospital-waste
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-disposal
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sanitation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala