Increasing case numbers of adenovirus conjunctivitis in Germany, 2010

C Adlhoch; I Schöneberg; G Fell; D Brandau; J Benzler

doi:10.2807/ese.15.45.19707-en

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Increasing case numbers of adenovirus conjunctivitis in Germany, 2010
C Adlhoch^1,2,3 , I Schöneberg¹ , G Fell⁴ , D Brandau⁴ , J Benzler¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Robert Koch Institute, Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Unit for Surveillance, Berlin, Germany ² Postgraduate Training for Applied Epidemiology (PAE, German Field Epidemiology Training Programme), Robert Koch Institute, Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Berlin, Germany ³ European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden ⁴ Institute for Hygiene and the Environment, Hamburg, Germany

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Citation style for this article: Adlhoch C, Schöneberg I, Fell G, Brandau D, Benzler J. Increasing case numbers of adenovirus conjunctivitis in Germany, 2010. Euro Surveill. 2010;15(45):pii=19707. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.15.45.19707-en Received: 05 Nov 2010

Abstract

In 2010 (as of 13 October 2010), the number of adenovirus conjunctivitis cases reported to the Robert Koch Institute in Berlin, Germany, has increased by more than 250% compared with same period in the previous two years. An investigation was initiated to identify spatial or temporal clusters, possible sources of infection and potential connections to cases abroad. The analysis did not show a disproportionately affected sex or age group, but many infections were preceded by exposure to ophthalmological facilities, communal facilities or public places.