Microsporidial Keratoconjunctivitis after Rugby Tournament, Singapore

Microsporidial Keratoconjunctivitis after Rugby Tournament, Singapore

We investigated an outbreak of 47 probable and 6 confirmed cases of microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis involving participants of an international rugby tournament in Singapore in April 2012.The mode of transmission was eye contact with soil. Vittaforma corneae was identified in 4 of 6 corneal scrap...

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Main Authors: Junda Tan, Phoebe Lee, Yingqi Lai, Pengiran Hishamuddin, Joanne Tay, Ai Ling Tan, Kian Sing Chan, Raymond Lin, Donald Tan, Jeffery Cutter, Kee Tai Goh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Microsporidia
Vittaforma corneae
keratoconjunctivitis
parasites
fungi
Singapore
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/9/12-1464_article

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