Bagar B, Cummings E C, Mayerová A
J Hyg Epidemiol Microbiol Immunol. 1979;23(2):135-45.
Epidemiological features of the epidemic of acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis in Freetown, Sierra Leone, in 1970, are described. On the basis of hospital figures and a House-to -House survey of 0.9% of the population it is estimated that 50-53% of Freetown's population suffered from the conjunctivitis in 20 weeks. Though no causative agent was isolated, it is supposed, on the basis of the striking similarity with other outbreaks, that the epidemic was caused by enterovirus type 70. Hospital figures, a house-to-house survey and a survey in a closed community provided evidence that man-to-man contact was the principal mode of spread.
本文描述了1970年在塞拉利昂弗里敦爆发的急性出血性结膜炎的流行病学特征。根据医院数据以及对0.9%的人口进行的挨家挨户调查估计，在20周内，弗里敦50%-53%的人口感染了这种结膜炎。尽管未分离出致病因子，但基于与其他疫情的显著相似性推测，此次疫情由70型肠道病毒引起。医院数据、挨家挨户调查以及在一个封闭社区进行的调查均表明，人际接触是主要的传播方式。
