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Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology Volume 83, 1989 - Issue 2
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Hepatitis A in Mauritius: an apparent transition from endemic to epidemic transmission patterns

F. E. Shaw Jr.Hepatitis Branch, Division of Viral Diseases, Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia30333, U.S.A.
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S. C. HadlerHepatitis Branch, Division of Viral Diseases, Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia30333, U.S.A.
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J. E. MaynardHepatitis Branch, Division of Viral Diseases, Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia30333, U.S.A.
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P. KonfortionMinistry of Health, Port Louis, Mauritius
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G. Law-MinMinistry of Health, Port Louis, Mauritius
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G. BrissonetteMinistry of Health, Port Louis, Mauritius
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J. RamphulMinistry of Health, Port Louis, Mauritius
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Pages 179-185 | Received 20 Feb 1988, Published online: 15 Nov 2016

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