title: Outbreak of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis caused by human adenovirus type 56, China, 2012.
abstract: HAdV-56 is a new recombinant type isolated from epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC) patients and has been sporadically isolated in Japan several times. Here, an outbreak of EKC in the city of Dalian, China involving a large number of workers in two factories was reported; this was the first outbreak of EKC associated with HAdV-56 worldwide.
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People's Republic of China; Clinical laboratory, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Guohong
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Liaoning Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Wenqing
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.affiliation: Liaoning Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Liaoning Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Lingling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.affiliation: Liaoning Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Haibo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Dalian Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Dalian, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.affiliation: Liaoning Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.affiliation: Liaoning Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Dalian Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Dalian, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Zhijian
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Bo
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Zhen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Liaoning Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Zhuo
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Wenbo
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000260:Adenoviruses, Human / Q000235:genetics; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016679:Genome, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007637:Keratoconjunctivitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D055815:Young Adult