Emerg Infect DiseidEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-6059Centers for Disease Control102218802640696Research ArticleAcute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis due to enterovirus 70 in India.MaitreyiR. S.DarL.MuthukumarA.VajpayeeM.XessI.VajpayeeR. B.SethP.BroorS.All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.Mar-Apr199952267269

An outbreak of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis occurred in Delhi, India, during August and September 1996. The etiologic agent was confirmed as enterovirus type 70 by a modified centrifugation-enhanced culture method followed by immunofluorescence and neutralization tests. After nearly a decade, this virus is reemerging as a cause of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis in India.