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Acute Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis caused by Coxsackievirus A24 Variant, South Korea, 2002

Authors :
Ghazi Kayali
Sangwon Park
Youngju Choi
Hongbin Kim
Kiduk Lee
Wanbum Park
Youngae Yoo
Eui-Chong Kim
Kangwon Choe
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 9, Iss 8, Pp 1010-1012 (2003)
Publication Year :
2003
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2003.

Abstract

In summer 2002, a nationwide outbreak of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis occurred in South Korea. The etiologic agent was confirmed as coxsackievirus A24 variant (CA24v) by virus isolation and sequencing of a part of the VP1 gene. Phylogentic analysis, based on the protease 3C sequences, showed that the Korean isolates were clustered into a lineage distinct from the CA24v isolates reported in previous outbreaks in Asia.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
9
Issue :
8
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.f3ac0aa1c5fc4bf7b964ffab9fb9d2fd
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0908.030190