Why the study?
What is the seroprevalence of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis virus (enterovirus 70) antibodies in the southeastern United States?
Population
1014 residents of the eastern or southeastern United States
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Suggests populations in the Americas remain vulnerable to AHC epidemics; supports expanded surveillance in non-endemic regions.
What is the seroprevalence of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis virus (enterovirus 70) antibodies in the southeastern United States?
The seroprevalence of enterovirus 70 antibodies in the southeastern US is extremely low (0.3%), suggesting populations in the Americas remain vulnerable to AHC epidemics.
Hierholzer et al. (1975) studied this question.
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