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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Killerby, Marie E.
• Stuckey, Matthew J.
• Guendel, Irene
• Sakthivel, Senthilkumar
• Lu, Xiaoyan
• Erdman, Dean D.
• Schneider, Eileen
• Fagan, Ryan
• Davis, Michelle S.
• Watson, John T.
• Gerber, Susan I.
• Biggs, Holly M.
• Ellis, Esther M.

Titel

Epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis Outbreak Associated with Human Adenovirus Type 8 — U.S. Virgin Islands, June–November 2016

Ist Teil von

• MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2017-08, Vol.66 (30), p.811-812

Ort / Verlag

Atlanta: Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Erscheinungsjahr

2017

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• On Oct 11, 2016, the US Virgin Islands Department of Health (USVI DOH) was notified by a local ophthalmologist of an unexpected increase in the number of patients with suspected epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC) during the preceding month. EKC is a severe form of acute conjunctivitis caused by human adenoviruses (HAdVs). Clinical illness typically lasts 1 to 3 weeks and is usually self-limited; treatment is supportive. HAdVs can survive for weeks in the environment and are resistant to common disinfectants. USVI DOH and CDC investigated during October 11- Nov 29, 2016 to determine the scope of the outbreak, and provide infection control recommendations. Health care-associated transmission of EKC in this outbreak highlights the importance of infection control in eye care practices, including the use of disinfectants with proven efficacy against adenoviruses.