title: Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis epidemic--2003 in Nepal.
abstract: This rapid communication present the findings of nationwide outbreak of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis (AHC) epidemic occurred in Nepal during summer 2003. Only ten percent of samples showed bacterial and no fungus were grown. On the contrary, viruses were detected in 60.0% cases studied. Of the viruses detected, Adenovirus (ADV), Coxsackie virus (CA24v) and both accounted for 83.3% (30/36), 11.1% (4/36) and 5.5% (2/36), respectively. Interestingly, ADV was detected also from one of the ten a Rupees bill.
authors.affiliation: Tilganga Eye Center, Gausala, GPO Box No. 561, Kathmandu, Nepal. research@tilganga.com.np
authors.forename: Reeta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gurung
authors.forename: Shiba Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Rai
authors.forename: Manabu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurokawa
authors.forename: Mohan Krishna
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Shrestha
authors.forename: Jaya
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thakur
authors.forename: Chandra Kala
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Rai
authors.forename: Sanduk
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ruit
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ono
mesh_terms: D000258:Adenovirus Infections, Human / Q000453:epidemiology; D003232:Conjunctivitis, Acute Hemorrhagic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D003384:Coxsackievirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D009390:Nepal / Q000453:epidemiology