2012 outbreak of acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis in Indian Ocean Islands: identification of Coxsackievirus A24 in a returned traveller.
In May 2012, a Coxsackievirus A24 haemorrhagic conjunctivitis was diagnosed in Marseille, France, in a traveller returning from the Comoros Islands. This case allowed identification of the cause of an ongoing outbreak of haemorrhagic conjunctivitis in Indian Ocean Islands, illustrating that returning travellers may serve as sentinels for infectious diseases outbreaks in tropical areas where laboratory investigation is limited.
University Hospital Institute for Infectious and Tropical Diseases, EuroTravNet Coordination Center, Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France.
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Aubry
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Gautret
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Nougairede
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Dussouil
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Botelho-Nevers
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Zandotti
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De Lamballerie
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Brouqui
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Parola
D000328:Adult; D017507:Comoros / Q000453:epidemiology; D003232:Conjunctivitis, Acute Hemorrhagic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D003384:Coxsackievirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D030015:Enterovirus C, Human / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D007195:Indian Ocean Islands / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D014195:Travel; D014329:Tropical Climate
D012367:RNA, Viral