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Multiple outbreaks of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis due to a variant of coxsackievirus A24: Guangdong, China, 2007.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Oct 2008
Wu De, Ke Chang-Wen, Mo Yan-Ling, Sun Li-Mei, Li Hui, Chen Qiu-Xia, Zou Li-Rong, Fang Ling, Huang Ping, Zhen Huan-ying
Abstract excerpt
Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis (AHC) is usually caused by enterovirus 70, coxsackievirus A24(CA24v) and adenoviruses. Several outbreaks of AHC caused by a CA24v have occurred since it was imported into China in 1971. Multiple outbreaks of AHC reappeared in 10 cities of Guangdong during June to November in 2007. The epidemic began in the June, and spread extensively, with a peak in the September. A total of...
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