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• TITLE: Investigation of an Adenovirus-Induced Respiratory Disease Outbreak

  AUTHORS: Xingyi Geng, Ji Zhang, Guoliang Yang

  KEYWORDS: Epidemiology; Research Methods; Laboratory Examination; Adenovirus; Respiratory Disease

  JOURNAL NAME: Advances in Infectious Diseases, Vol.3 No.4, December 5, 2013

  ABSTRACT: Objective: An epidemiological investigation was carried out in school X in Jinan, Shandong Province, China, to identify the cause, epidemiology, and etiological characteristics of a febrile respiratory disease outbreak; and therefore to control the dissemination. Methods: Both field epidemiological investigations and laboratory examinations were carried out. Results: Forty cases were identified, in which 38 cases were students and two were teachers. Clinical manifestations included fever, coughing, headache, and sore throat. A total of 21 pharyngeal swab specimens were collected and 18tested positive for adenovirus. The adenovirus hexon gene was sequenced in three of the 18 positive specimens and the resultsshowed a 100% homology with the standard HAdV-55 HEXO. Conclusions: The outbreak originated from an adenovirus-infected student, who spread the pathogen to her classmates and teacher. The teacher then further disseminated the disease within the school which led to 40 febrile respiratory infections.