May 1, 1982American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Acute Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis in Southeast Asian Refugees Arriving in the United States—Isolation of Enterovirus 70

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Population

Southeast Asian refugees in transit centers and arriving in the United States during July-September 1980…

Comparison

Surveillance and control program including… vs Pre-intervention period.

Design

Other

Follow-up

25 weeks

Authors

KBKenneth BernardPublic Health England JHJohn C. HierholzerNational Center for Disease Control and Public Health JDJ. Brian Dugan

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Supports surveillance in refugee arrivals; leaves open causal attribution and broader applicability.

Structured PICO

Population

Southeast Asian refugees in transit centers (Bangkok, Singapore) and arriving in the United States during July-September 1980. Total of 67,822 refugees entered the US during the 25-week surveillance period.

Intervention

Surveillance and control program including predeparture screening, detention of ill refugees and their families, separation of nonhemorrhagic cases on flights, and sanitary control practices.

Comparator

Pre-intervention period (before control measures were fully implemented).

Outcome

Prevalence of conjunctivitis in arriving refugees.

Implementation of public health surveillance and control measures significantly reduced the importation of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis (Enterovirus 70) into the United States among arriving refugees.

Cite This Study

Bernard et al. (1982) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a907559ccd91641af4dda0b https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1982.31.541

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