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| A mass vaccination of some 60,000 people has begun in India's western Gujarat state to ward off an outbreak of hepatitis B, officials say. | A mass vaccination of some 60,000 people has begun in India's western Gujarat state to ward off an outbreak of hepatitis B, officials say. |
| In the past fortnight, 43 people have died of the disease in Sabarkantha district, officials said. | In the past fortnight, 43 people have died of the disease in Sabarkantha district, officials said. |
| Police are looking for a doctor who allegedly gave injections to many of the patients without changing syringes. | Police are looking for a doctor who allegedly gave injections to many of the patients without changing syringes. |
| The hepatitis B virus is transmitted through contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person. | The hepatitis B virus is transmitted through contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person. |
| The virus can be transmitted via unprotected sex or sharing of contaminated needles. Pregnant mothers also tend to pass it on to their babies. | The virus can be transmitted via unprotected sex or sharing of contaminated needles. Pregnant mothers also tend to pass it on to their babies. |
| Absconding | Absconding |
| Sabarkantha district official M Thennarasan told the BBC another 80 people had been admitted to a local hospital with symptoms of hepatitis B. | Sabarkantha district official M Thennarasan told the BBC another 80 people had been admitted to a local hospital with symptoms of hepatitis B. |
| He said that nearly 56,000 people in Modasa town, where people have been infected with the virus, had been vaccinated by government doctors on Monday. | |
| The remaining 4,000 people in the town would be vaccinated on Tuesday, he said. | The remaining 4,000 people in the town would be vaccinated on Tuesday, he said. |
| Federal and state health authorities are investigating the cause of the outbreak. | Federal and state health authorities are investigating the cause of the outbreak. |
| Early investigations had revealed that some of the patients had received injections from a local doctor who ran a clinic in the town a few months ago, Mr Thennarasan said. | Early investigations had revealed that some of the patients had received injections from a local doctor who ran a clinic in the town a few months ago, Mr Thennarasan said. |
| "Some patients have said that the doctor had not changed syringes or used disposable ones during the injections." | "Some patients have said that the doctor had not changed syringes or used disposable ones during the injections." |
| Police are looking for the absconding doctor and his clinic had been sealed. | Police are looking for the absconding doctor and his clinic had been sealed. |
| "This could be one of the reasons behind the spread of the disease in the town. We cannot rule out other reasons," Mr Thennarasan said. | "This could be one of the reasons behind the spread of the disease in the town. We cannot rule out other reasons," Mr Thennarasan said. |
| Earlier, officials said that there was "no pattern" in the class and work profile of the patients. | Earlier, officials said that there was "no pattern" in the class and work profile of the patients. |
| The virus can cause fever, fatigue, muscle or joint pain, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting. | The virus can cause fever, fatigue, muscle or joint pain, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting. |
| Chronic carriers have an increased risk of developing liver disease such as cirrhosis or liver cancer, because the hepatitis B virus steadily attacks the liver. | Chronic carriers have an increased risk of developing liver disease such as cirrhosis or liver cancer, because the hepatitis B virus steadily attacks the liver. |