An Epidemic of Acute Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis in Sendai Area, 1973-1974
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An epidemic of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis in Sendai area, 1973-1974.
In 1973 and 1974, an epidemic of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis (AHC) with a tendency of less frequent conjunctival hemorrhage occurred among the staff of the National Railways and their family in Sendai area. Four strains of AHC virus and 4 strains, 1 of type 7 and 3 of type 8, of adenoviruses were isolated from 22 conjunctival swabs of the patients. Thirty-six (66%) out of 55 cases examined...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine
سال: 1976
ISSN: 0040-8727,1349-3329
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.120.329