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EPIDEMIC KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS
Author(s) -
MB JAMESROCHE
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
australian journal of opthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.3
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1442-9071
pISSN - 0310-1177
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1983.tb01076.x
Subject(s) - outbreak , keratoconjunctivitis , etiology , infectivity , virology , medicine , geography , virus , pathology
An outbreak of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC) in a rural area is described. It was characterised by its explosive outbreak, relatively short duration and high infectivity. The aetiology is discussed.