MUMBAI: The 43 deaths in Modasa town of Gujarat's Sabarkantha district over the last fortnight due to hepatitis B underlines how widespread this viral infection really is.

"It is one of the biggest public health challenges,'' said gastroenterologist Dr D N Amarapurkar of Bombay Hospital.

Ahmedabad: His clinic was found reusing syringes and functioning without a system to dispose of biomedical waste

Even as Hepatitis B continues to terrorise people of Modasa, an FIR was registered against an allopathic doctor and his son on charges of culpable homicide on Saturday. The duo has been identified as Dr Govind Patel and his son, Chintan Patel.

AHMEDABAD: The death toll in the hepatitis-hit Sabarkantha district climbed to 43 with the report of five new deaths.

Meanwhile, state health department launched a mass vaccination drive in Modasa town on Monday.

According to district health officials six new cases of hepatitis have been registered today from Modasa town and nearby villages.

30,000 hepatitis-B vaccinations done on day one; toll 43

Manas Dasgupta

AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat government on Monday launched a massive immunisation programme to combat the spread of hepatitis-B epidemic in Modasa and neighbouring areas in Sabarkantha district.

Modasa: A father and son, both doctors who ran a private clinic which recklessly used the same syringe to give injections to multiple patients, have been arrested for causing the tragic outbreak of Hepatitis-B in the north Gujarat town of Modasa. So far 38 people have died since the outbreak two weeks ago.

Modasa(Sabarkantha): The death toll due to the deadly hepatitis B in various parts of Sabarkantha district rose to 38 on Sunday while 12 new cases were reported in the district on Sunday.

Panic and fear has gripped people and most preferred to stay indoors.

AHMEDABAD: Modasa is barely 100 kms from Ahmedabad and is located in North Gujarat

MODASA (SABARKANTHA): With three more deaths being reported on Friday, the hepatitis-B toll in Modasa and adjoining areas of Sabarkantha reached 32
even as 25 more were admitted in hospitals.

Modasa (Guajarat): In a startling revelation, officials investigating the outbreak of Hepatitis-B in Sabarkantha, Gujarat, have found that one out of seven private doctors from Dhansura, booked for medical negligence, had re-used syringes while treating patients.

New Delhi: The National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) has confirmed the prevalence of the Hepatitis