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Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis due to adenovirus type 19
Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society
|January 1, 1976
Summary
A novel epidemic keratoconjunctivitis strain, adenovirus type 19, is spreading. While tonometry can transmit it, direct finger-to-eye contact is the more probable transmission route.
Area of Science:
- Ophthalmology
- Virology
- Infectious Diseases
Background:
- A new epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EK) has emerged.
- This EK is caused by adenovirus type 19 (Ad19).