@article{451,
  author = {Kasso Johnson and Fasihah Taleo and Kalbule Willie and Edwin Amel and Madopule Nanu and Marie Alguet and Jose Wass and Prudence Rymill and Anthony Solomon and Kevin Ruder and Cindi Chen and Lina Zhong and Armin Hinterwirth and David Liu and Thomas Abraham and Gerami Seitzman and Thomas Lietman and Thuy Doan and SCORPIO Group},
  title = {Viruses Associated with Acute Conjunctivitis in Vanuatu.},
  abstract = {<p>The first manifestation of a viral infection may be conjunctivitis. There are limited data on the etiology of viral conjunctivitis in Vanuatu, a country in the South Pacific Ocean. Patients presenting to one of two Vanuatu health centers with presumed infectious conjunctivitis were eligible if symptom onset was within 14 days of screening. Conjunctival and anterior nasal swabs were obtained and subjected to unbiased RNA deep sequencing (RNA-seq) to identify DNA and RNA viruses. For samples collected from May to November 2021, RNA-seq identified a viral etiology in 12/48 patients. Human adenovirus species were the most common viruses (58%) detected, followed by human herpes viruses (cytomegalovirus, varicella zoster virus, and human herpes 7 virus). Rhinovirus C, Epstein-Barr virus, and bocavirus were also detected. In summary, the etiology for viral conjunctivitis in Vanuatu appears broad. Unbiased testing may be useful for disease surveillance.</p>
},
  year = {2023},
  journal = {Am J Trop Med Hyg},
  month = {2023 Jan 16},
  issn = {1476-1645},
  doi = {10.4269/ajtmh.22-0600},
  language = {eng},
}