| an epidemic of picornavirus and adenovirus conjunctivitis. | a pandemic of acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis occurred in south-east asia during 1970 and 1971, and became epidemic in lucknow in may 1971. from the conjunctival swabs adenovirus-like agents were isolated in monkey kidney tissue culture; one was typed as adenovirus 2. in paired sera rising antibody titres were found against an adeno-like agent isolated and the picornavirus (ec2/71) isolated in singapore. the epidemics in south-east asia were caused by a picornavirus while in lucknow both adeno ... | 1975 | 173388 |