Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis epidemic--2003 in Nepal.

Gurung, Reeta; Rai, Shiba Kumar; Kurokawa, Manabu; Shrestha, Mohan Krishna; Thakur, Jaya; Rai, Chandra Kala; Ruit, Sanduk; Ono, Kazuo

Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis epidemic--2003 in Nepal.

Date

2003-12-18

Authors

Gurung, Reeta

Rai, Shiba Kumar

Kurokawa, Manabu

Shrestha, Mohan Krishna

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.

Description

Nepal Medical College Journal.

Citation

Gurung R, Rai SK, Kurokawa M, Shrestha MK, Thakur J, Rai CK, Ruit S, Ono K. Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis epidemic--2003 in Nepal. Nepal Medical College Journal. 2003 Dec; 5(2): 59-60