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Swimming Pool Associated Vittaforma-Like Microsporidia Linked to Microsporidial Keratoconjunctivitis Outbreak, Taiwan
(2019-11-01)
Chen, Jung-Sheng
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Hsu, Tsui-Kang
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Hsu, Bing-Mu
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Chao, Shih-Chun
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Huang, Tung-Yi
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 might be a risk factor.