Abstract
In May 2012, a Coxsackievirus A24 haemorrhagic conjunctivitis was diagnosed in Marseille, France, in a traveller returning from the Comoros Islands. This case allowed identification of the cause of an ongoing outbreak of haemorrhagic conjunctivitis in Indian Ocean Islands, illustrating that returning travellers may serve as sentinels for infectious diseases outbreaks in tropical areas where laboratory investigation is limited.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Comoros / epidemiology
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Conjunctivitis, Acute Hemorrhagic / diagnosis
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Conjunctivitis, Acute Hemorrhagic / epidemiology*
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Conjunctivitis, Acute Hemorrhagic / etiology
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Coxsackievirus Infections / diagnosis
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Coxsackievirus Infections / epidemiology*
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Coxsackievirus Infections / etiology
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Disease Outbreaks* / prevention & control
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Disease Outbreaks* / statistics & numerical data
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Enterovirus C, Human / immunology
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Enterovirus C, Human / isolation & purification
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France
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Humans
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Indian Ocean Islands / epidemiology
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Male
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Molecular Sequence Data
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RNA, Viral / isolation & purification
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Retrospective Studies
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Sentinel Surveillance
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Travel*
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Tropical Climate