Swimming Pool–Associated Vittaforma-Like Microsporidia Linked to Microsporidial Keratoconjunctivitis Outbreak, Taiwan

We analyzed 2 batches of environmental samples after a microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis outbreak in Taiwan. Results indicated a transmission route from a parking lot to a foot washing pool to a swimming pool and suggested that accumulation of mud in the foot washing pool during the rainy season m...

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Main Authors: Jung-Sheng Chen, Tsui-Kang Hsu, Bing-Mu Hsu, Shih-Chun Chao, Tung-Yi Huang, Dar-Der Ji, Pei-Yu Yang, I-Hsiu Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/11/18-1483_article