Virgin Islands: Outbreak Of Highly Contagious Eye Disease Detected In St. Thomas

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Source: http://viconsortium.com/health/keratoconjunctivitis/

Possible Outbreak Of Highly Contagious Eye Disease Detected In St. Thomas
ST. THOMAS ? A possible outbreak of the epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis (EKC) has been identified in the St. Thomas district, the Department of Health made known late Friday. D.O.H. said it was notified by a St. Thomas ophthalmology practice that so far 30 patients have been diagnosed with a probable case of EKC.

ST. THOMAS ? A possible outbreak of the epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis (EKC) has been identified in the St. Thomas district, the Department of Health made known late Friday. D.O.H. said it was notified by a St. Thomas ophthalmology practice that so far 30 patients have been diagnosed with a probable case of EKC... [h=1][/h]

 

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Source: http://stthomassource.com/content/n...break-keratoconjuctivitis-confirmed-st-thomas


Epidemic Outbreak of Keratoconjuctivitis Confirmed on St. Thomas
By Kelsey Nowakowski ? October 25, 2016

On Tuesday the V.I. Department of Health confirmed an epidemic outbreak of a viral eye infection known as Keratoconjuctivitis (EKC). In the last three to four weeks, Health has received reports of 30 to 40 suspected cases of the infection from multiple ophthalmology practices on St. Thomas.

Health sent five conjunctival swab samples to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. All of the samples tested positive for adenovirus, which commonly causes pink eye or conjunctivitis...