Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Acute Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis and Coxsackievirus A24v, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2004

Fernando N. Tavares*, Eliane V. Costa*, Silas S. Oliveira*, Cecilia C.A. Nicolai†, Meri Baran†, and Edson E. da Silva*

Author affiliations: *Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; †Secretaria Municipal de Saúde do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Phylogenetic analysis of CA24 strains isolated during the acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis outbreaks in Rio de Janeiro in 2003 and 2004. Sequences of CA24 isolated from previous outbreaks in Korea in 2002 (Seoul/17/2002, Seoul/19/2002, and KOR-021/2002, GenBank accession nos. AY296249, AY296251, and AF545847, respectively), in French Guiana in 2003 (192-921-2003 and 196-924-2003, accession nos. AY876178 and AY876181, respectively), and in Singapore in 1970 (EH24/70, accession no. D90457) are inc

Figure. Phylogenetic analysis of CA24 strains isolated during the acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis outbreaks in Rio de Janeiro in 2003 and 2004. Sequences of CA24 isolated from previous outbreaks in Korea in 2002 (Seoul/17/2002, Seoul/19/2002, and KOR-021/2002, GenBank accession nos. AY296249, AY296251, and AF545847, respectively), in French Guiana in 2003 (192-921-2003 and 196-924-2003, accession nos. AY876178 and AY876181, respectively), and in Singapore in 1970 (EH24/70, accession no. D90457) are included for comparison.

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