Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis epidemic in São Paulo State, Brazil, 2011

Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis epidemic in São Paulo State, Brazil, 2011

ABSTRACT Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis (AHC) infection is highly contagious and can lead to explosive epidemics. In early February 2011, the Center for Epidemiologic Surveillance of the State of São Paulo Health Secretariat (SES-SP) in Brazil received reports of conjunctivitis outbreaks from rura...

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Main Authors: Norma H. Medina, Emilio Haro-Muñoz, Alessandra Cristina Pellini, Braulio C. Machado, Denise H. Russo, Maria do Carmo Timenetsky, Rita de Cássia C. Carmona
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:
Conjunctivitis
coxsackievirus infections
epidemics
epidemiological surveillance
Brazil
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