Tan D S, Yin-Murphy M, Kandiah S
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 1980 Mar;11(1):24-7.
An investigation of an outbreak of acute conjunctivitis in Kuala Lumpur from May to August 1978 was made. A total of 2,133 cases was involved, most of whom were adult Malay males of low income status from the surrounding villages and low-cost flats. The majority of cases had bilateral conjunctivitis with clear discharge. Pain and subconjunctival haemorrhage were not common and recovery, mostly without complications, occurred within 1 week. Eye scrapings and paired sera specimens were examined and the causal agent was found to be Coxsackievirus A24 (CA24).
1978年5月至8月间，对吉隆坡爆发的急性结膜炎疫情展开了调查。此次疫情共涉及2133例病例，其中大多数是来自周边村庄和低成本公寓的低收入成年马来男性。大多数病例为双侧结膜炎，伴有清澈分泌物。疼痛和结膜下出血并不常见，多数患者无并发症，1周内即可康复。对眼拭子和配对血清样本进行了检测，发现病原体为柯萨奇病毒A24（CA24）。
