2012 outbreak of acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis in Indian Ocean Islands: identification of Coxsackievirus A24 in a returned traveller

C Aubry; P Gautret; A Nougairede; A S Dussouil; E Botelho-Nevers; C Zandotti; X De Lamballerie; P Brouqui; P Parola

doi:10.2807/ese.17.22.20185-en

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2012 outbreak of acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis in Indian Ocean Islands: identification of Coxsackievirus A24 in a returned traveller
C Aubry¹ , P Gautret¹ , A Nougairede² , A S Dussouil¹ , E Botelho-Nevers¹ , C Zandotti¹ , X De Lamballerie² , P Brouqui¹ , P Parola¹
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Affiliations: ¹ University Hospital Institute for Infectious and Tropical Diseases, EuroTravNet Coordination Center, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France ² Virology laboratory, Timone Hospital, Hospital Institute for Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), Aix-Marseille University, Marseille France

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P Parola
philippe.parola univ-amu.fr
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Citation style for this article: Aubry C, Gautret P, Nougairede A, Dussouil A S, Botelho-Nevers E, Zandotti C, De Lamballerie X, Brouqui P, Parola P. 2012 outbreak of acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis in Indian Ocean Islands: identification of Coxsackievirus A24 in a returned traveller. Euro Surveill. 2012;17(22):pii=20185. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.17.22.20185-en Received: 25 May 2012

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.