2017-01-13Zeitschriftenartikel
Molecular phylogeny of a novel human adenovirus type 8 strain causing a prolonged, multi-state keratoconjunctivitis epidemic in Germany
Hage, Elias; Espelage, Werner; Eckmanns, Tim; Lamson, Daryl M.; Pantó, Laura; Ganzenmueller, Tina; Heim, Albert
The German infectious disease surveillance system revealed an increase of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC) from an average of 320 cases/year (2001 to 2010) up to 2146 and 1986 cases in 2012 and 2013, respectively. From ...