Case report: An outbreak of viral conjunctivitis among the students and staff of visually impaired school, Tamil Nadu, India, 2020

• Main Authors: Yazhini Madurapandian (Author), Polani Rubeshkumar (Author), Mohankumar Raju (Author), Aishwarya Janane (Author), Parasuraman Ganeshkumar (Author), T. S. Selvavinayagam (Author), Prabhdeep Kaur (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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IntroductionOn February 2, 2020, the head of a visually impaired school notified similar eye symptoms among the students. We investigated the cluster to confirm the diagnosis, identify potential exposures, and propose recommendations.MethodologyWe defined a case as redness/watering/discharge from an...