An outbreak of acute conjunctivitis caused by coxsackievirus A24 in Kuala-Lumpur, Malaysia, 1978.
An investigation of an outbreak of acute conjunctivitis in Kuala Lumpur from May to August 1978 was made. A total of 2,133 cases was involved, most of whom were adult Malay males of low income status from the surrounding villages and low-cost flats. The majority of cases had bilateral conjunctivitis with clear discharge. Pain and subconjunctival haemorrhage were not common and recovery, mostly without complications, occurred within 1 week. Eye scrapings and paired sera specimens were examined and the causal agent was found to be Coxsackievirus A24 (CA24).
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000382:microbiology; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003289:Convalescence; D003384:Coxsackievirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004770:Enterovirus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D008875:Middle Aged; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D044469:Racial Groups
D000914:Antibodies, Viral