2009 Gujarat hepatitis outbreak

Disease outbreak in India Modasa-Gujrat.png Location of Modasa in Gujarat early 2009 Modasa, Gujarat, India 49 125+ infected The 2009 Gujarat hepatitis B outbreak was a cluster of hepatitis B cases that appeared in Modasa, northern Gujarat, India in 2009. Over 125 people were infected and up to 49 people died.http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20090084387&ch=2/22/2009%202:28:00%20PM Doctor arrested in Gujarat Hepatitis-B outbreak case 2009-02-22 NDTV 2009-02-22 Several doctors were investigated and arrested after the outbreaks.Two docs arrested for Hepatitis-B outbreak The Times of India 2009-02-23 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/two-docs-arrested-for-hepatitis-b-outbreak/articleshow/4171128.cms 2024-06-30 Hepatitis B Hepatitis B virus The hepatitis B virus infects the liver and causes an inflammation called hepatitis. It is a DNA virus and one of many unrelated viruses that cause viral hepatitis. The disease, originally known as "serum hepatitis",Barker LF, Shulman NR, Murray R Transmission of serum hepatitis. 1970 JAMA 276 10 841–4 1996 8769597 10.1001/jama.276.10.841 etal has caused epidemics in parts of Asia and Africa, and it is endemic in China.Williams R Global challenges in liver disease Hepatology 44 3 521–6 2006 16941687 10.1002/hep.21347 free About a third of the world's population, more than 2 billion people, have been infected with the hepatitis B virus.WHO | Hepatitis B This includes 350 million chronic carriers of the virus.FAQ about Hepatitis B https://web.archive.org/web/20090209213644/http://liver.stanford.edu/Education/faq.html 2009-02-09 , Stanford University School of Medicine The acute illness causes liver inflammation, vomiting and jaundice. The infection is preventable by vaccination.Pungpapong S, Kim WR, Poterucha JJ Natural history of hepatitis B virus infection: an update for clinicians Mayo Clin. Proc. 82 8 967–75 2007 17673066 10.4065/82.8.967 free Transmission of hepatitis B results from exposure to infectious blood or body fluids containing blood. Possible forms of transmission include (but are not limited to) unprotected sexual contact, blood transfusions, re-use of contaminated needles & syringes, and vertical transmission from mother to child during childbirth. HBV can be transmitted between family members within households, possibly by contact of nonintact skin or mucous membrane with secretions or saliva containing HBV.Petersen NJ, Barrett DH, Bond WW, Berquist KR, Favero MS, Bender TR, Maynard JE Hepatitis B surface antigen in saliva, impetiginous lesions, and the environment in two remote Alaskan villages Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 32 4 572–574 1976 10.1128/AEM.32.4.572-574.1976 791124 170308 1976ApEnM..32..572P http://www.health.vic.gov.au/ideas/diseases/hepb Hepatitis B - the facts: IDEAS - Victorian Government Health Information, Australia Health.vic.gov.au 2009-02-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20090228122854/http://www.health.vic.gov.au/ideas/diseases/hepb 28 February 2009 dead However, at least 30% of reported cases of hepatitis B among adults cannot be associated with an identifiable risk factor.Shapiro CN Epidemiology of hepatitis B Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. 12 5 433–7 1993 8392167 10.1097/00006454-199305000-00036 https://zenodo.org/record/1234812 Arrests The doctors were accused of re-using syringes, which had been contaminated with hepatitis B virus, to treat other patients. Eight medical practitioners, including doctors Govind and Chintal Patel, were arrested under the Indian Penal Code for culpable homicide not amounting to murder after allegedly re-using infected syringes.Daily Express newspaper Doctors held over hepatitis deaths Express.co.uk 2009-02-22 https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/85869/Doctors-held-over-hepatitis-deaths 2009-02-22 One of them was also charged with attempted murder. Most of the people affected had received medical treatment from Dr. Patel in the last six months. Medical officials conducted a raid on Patel's clinic and found several used syringes and other medical waste.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/22/india.hepatitis/ India hepatitis death toll reaches 38 CNN 2009-02-22 22 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090226181629/http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/22/india.hepatitis/ 26 February 2009 dead http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=HomePage&id=0b0835af-bd77-4947-9f15-4ea6733dc33f&MatchID1=4932&TeamID1=7&TeamID2=8&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1247&PrimaryID=4932&Headline=Hepatitis+outbreak%3a+2+doctors+booked+for+culpable+homicide Hepatitis outbreak: 2 doctors booked for culpable homicide 2009-02-22 Press Trust of India 2009-02-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20090225030841/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=HomePage&id=0b0835af-bd77-4947-9f15-4ea6733dc33f&MatchID1=4932&TeamID1=7&TeamID2=8&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1247&PrimaryID=4932&Headline=Hepatitis%2Boutbreak%3A%2B2%2Bdoctors%2Bbooked%2Bfor%2Bculpable%2Bhomicide 25 February 2009 dead Reaction The Government of Gujarat started a mass immunization drive under strict medical supervision in Modasa, which set up 60 booths in Modasa and nearby cities.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Ahmedabad/Hepatitis-B-toll-up-to-35/articleshow/4167548.cms Hepatitis-B toll up to 35 2009-02-22 Times of India 2009-02-22 224 medical teams, including some from All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences and National Institute of Virology set up camps in Modasa and remained there for about a month.http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14860102&?vsv=TopHP7 https://web.archive.org/web/20090508133102/http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14860102&%3Fvsv=TopHP7 dead 2009-05-08 Modassa residents blame Gujarat govt for spread of Hepatitis B 2008-02-22 Sify News 2009-02-22 According to the officials 25,000 vaccines were sent to the most affected area and 600,000 more vaccines was arranged from Hyderabad.http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/state-govt-opts-for-mass-immunisation-drive-to-counter-hepatitis-b-outbreak/426615/ State govt opts for mass immunisation drive to counter Hepatitis B outbreak 2009-02-22 2009-05-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20090507051339/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/state-govt-opts-for-mass-immunisation-drive-to-counter-hepatitis-b-outbreak/426615/ dead In addition, the government distributed 30,000 pamphlets and mounted a campaign to inform residents about the disease. The Health Department of the Gujarat government have sent 600,000 doses of vaccine to the area.http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20090084387 NDTV Report 2009-02-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20090225134231/http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20090084387 2009-02-25 dead References Category:Hepatitis outbreaks Gujarat hepatitis outbreak Gujarat hepatitis outbreak Category:Disease outbreaks in India Category:2000s epidemics Category:2000s in Gujarat Category:Disasters in Gujarat Category:Hepatitis B Category:Healthcare in Gujarat