MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1998 Oct 30;47(42):899-901.
Hurricane Georges struck the U.S. Virgin Islands on September 21, 1998. Immediately thereafter, health authorities on St. Croix (1998 population: approximately 50,000) became aware of increased numbers of cases of conjunctivitis. During September, one of the two public health clinics on the island recorded 88 cases of conjunctivitis, compared with three cases during August. Cases were characterized by periorbital swelling, excessive lacrimation, conjunctival redness with occasional hemorrhages, and foreign-body sensation in the eye. No severe sequelae were reported. Local ophthalmologists considered the symptoms characteristic of viral acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis (AHC). This report describes the initial findings of an ongoing clinical, epidemiologic, and laboratory investigation of this outbreak.
1998年9月21日，乔治飓风袭击了美属维尔京群岛。此后不久，圣克罗伊岛（1998年人口约5万）的卫生当局就注意到结膜炎病例数有所增加。9月期间，该岛两家公共卫生诊所之一记录了88例结膜炎病例，而8月仅有3例。这些病例的特征为眶周肿胀、流泪过多、结膜发红并偶有出血，以及眼部有异物感。未报告有严重后遗症。当地眼科医生认为这些症状是病毒性急性出血性结膜炎（AHC）的特征。本报告描述了此次疫情正在进行的临床、流行病学和实验室调查的初步结果。
