| outbreak of viral hepatitis b in a rural community in india linked to inadequately sterilized needles and syringes. | in india, virtually all outbreaks of viral hepatitis are considered to be due to faeco-orally transmitted hepatitis e virus. recently, a cluster of 15 cases of viral hepatitis b was found in three villages in gujarat state. the cases were epidemiologically linked to the use of inadequately sterilized needles and syringes by a local unqualified medical practitioner. the outbreak evolved slowly over a period of 3 months and was marked by a high case fatality rate (46.7%), probably because of concu ... | 1998 | 9615501 |