The largest outbreak of jaundice caused by the hepatitis E virus in southern India was reported at Nellore in a joint study conducted by Narayana Medical College, Nellore, in association with Welcome Trust Research Laboratory, Christian Medical College, Vellore.
The study indicates that more than 22,000 patients have been affected by jaundice during the last six months. Exposing the poor quality of water being supplied by the civic body to citizens, the study indicates that most patients were those drinking municipal water.
The study team conducted a house-to-house survey to determine the burden of the disease in society. At least 70 per cent of the patients were male. The percentage of population affected by the outbreak was 5.6 per cent and this is the highest overall attack rate reported till now in India, according to study team members. Dr Lalit Nihal, department of gastroenterology, said "Even though the number of patients reported in the study is 22,000, this is still an underestimation since only Nellore was covered
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