Notes from the Field: Epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis Outbreak Associated with Human Adenovirus Type 8 - U.S. Virgin Islands, June-November 2016.

Notes from the Field: Epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis Outbreak Associated with Human Adenovirus Type 8 - U.S. Virgin Islands, June-November 2016. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2017 Aug 04;66(30):811-812 Authors: Killerby ME, Stuckey MJ, Guendel I, Sakthivel S, Lu X, Erdman DD, Schneider E, Fagan R, Davis MS, Watson JT, Gerber SI, Biggs HM, Ellis EM Abstract On October 11, 2016, the U.S. 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 (1). HAdVs can survive for weeks in the environment and are resistant to common disinfectants (2,3). USVI DOH and CDC investigated during October 11-November 29, 2016 to determine the scope of the outbreak, and provide infection control recommendations. PMID: 28771460 [PubMed - in process]
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