| acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis in southeast asian refugees arriving in the united states--isolation of enterovirus 70. | during july-september 1980, an epidemic of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis (ahc) occurred in several refugee camps and transit centers in southeast asia. of 2,356 refugees examined in bangkok, 200 (8.5%) had conjunctivitis, including 116 (58%) with hemorrhagic signs. because increasing numbers of refugees were arriving in the united states with conjunctivitis, a program of surveillance and control was implemented. enterovirus 70, not previously reported from patients in the western hemisphere, ... | 1982 | 6282147 |