Microsporidial Keratoconjunctivitis after Rugby Tournament, Singapore

Tan, Junda; Lee, Phoebe; Lai, Yingqi; Hishamuddin, Pengiran; Tay, Joanne; Tan, Ai Ling; Chan, Kian Sing; Lin, Raymond; Tan, Donald; Cutter, Jeffery; Goh, Kee Tai

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Microsporidial Keratoconjunctivitis after Rugby Tournament, Singapore

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2013
By Tan, Junda ; Lee, Phoebe ; Lai, Yingqi ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Tan, Junda ; Lee, Phoebe ; Lai, Yingqi ; Hishamuddin, Pengiran ; Tay, Joanne ; Tan, Ai Ling ; Chan, Kian Sing ; Lin, Raymond ; Tan, Donald ; Cutter, Jeffery ; Goh, Kee Tai
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We investigated an outbreak of 47 probable and 6 confirmed cases of microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis involving participants of an international rugby tournament in Singapore in April 2012.The mode of transmission was eye contact with soil. Vittaforma corneae was identified in 4 of 6 corneal scrapings and in 1 of 12 soil water samples.
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Adolescent Child Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Female Football Fungi Humans Keratoconjunctivitis Male Microsporidia Microsporidiosis Parasites Polymerase Chain Reaction Singapore Vittaforma Corneae
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Emerg Infect Dis. 19(9):1484-1486.
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Journal Article
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19
Issue:

9
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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