Australia/SH Antigen and Immunoglobulins in an Epidemic of Viral Hepatitis

A. N. Malaviya Departments of Medicine and Social and Preventive Medicine, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-16, India

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S. K. Sama Departments of Medicine and Social and Preventive Medicine, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-16, India

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K. Ramachandran Departments of Medicine and Social and Preventive Medicine, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-16, India

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P. C. Gandhi Departments of Medicine and Social and Preventive Medicine, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-16, India

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1971.20.502
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Volume 20: Issue 3
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502–505
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In an epidemic of viral hepatitis caused by polluted water, 97 of 981 persons examined showed evidence of hepatitis. None of these 97 persons gave evidence of infection with Australia/SH antigen. In 26 persons randomly selected from those with hepatitis, immunoglobulin (IgG and IgM) levels were significantly elevated. We concluded that the causative agent of this short-incubation period hepatitis, which resembled infectious hepatitis, was antigenically different from Australia/SH antigen.
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Copyright © 1971, By The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1971
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17 Sep 1970
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May 1971
Cover The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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