title: An epidemic of picornavirus and adenovirus conjunctivitis.
abstract: A pandemic of acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis occurred in south-east Asia during 1970 and 1971, and became epidemic in Lucknow in May 1971. From the conjunctival swabs adenovirus-like agents were isolated in monkey kidney tissue culture; one was typed as adenovirus 2. In paired sera rising antibody titres were found against an adeno-like agent isolated and the picornavirus (EC2/71) isolated in Singapore. The epidemics in south-east Asia were caused by a picornavirus while in Lucknow both adenovirus and picornavirus appeared to be implicated.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000256:Adenoviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000257:Adenoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D000917:Antibody Formation; D001210:Asia, Southeastern; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000473:pathology; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006385:Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008875:Middle Aged; D010849:Picornaviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012846:Singapore; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral