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This image was captured during an in-progress investigation by Malaysian Field Epidemiology Training Program (MFETP) resident, Dr. Thilaka Chinnaya, into an outbreak of nosocomial adenovirus type-7, among 32 young children in a pediatric ward in Johor, Malaysia in 2012. Findings indicated that overcrowding, and poor ventilation contributed to initiating the outbreak. It was determined that partitions placed in front, and between the cubicles of the pediatric wards, had caused the conditions, which facilitated the transmission of disease. After making this determination, Dr. Chinnaya recommended the removal of the partitions that were causing the airflow inadequacies. Removal of the partitions eased the congestion, and provided acceptable ventilation, halting the transmission of the virus.
Additional Information:
“Adenoviruses are usually spread from an infected person to others through:

- close personal contact, such as touching or shaking hands

- the air by coughing and sneezing

- touching an object or surface with adenoviruses on it, then touching your mouth, nose, or eyes before washing your hands”

“Some adenoviruses can spread through an infected person’s stool, for example, during diaper changing. Adenovirus can also spread through the water, such as swimming pools, but this is less common.”

“Sometimes the virus can be shed for months after a person recovers from an adenovirus infection. This “virus shedding” usually occurs without any symptoms, even though the person can still spread adenovirus to other people.”

For more on types of adenoviruses, or the FETP, see the links below.

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Content Providers(s):CDC/ Dr. Thilaka Chinnaya, Malaysia
Creation Date:2012
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Links:CDC - National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases; Division of Viral Diseases; Adenoviruses
CDC – Global Health; Global Health Protection & Security; Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP)
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Copyright Restrictions:None - This image is in the public domain and thus free of any copyright restrictions. As a matter of courtesy we request that the content provider be credited and notified in any public or private usage of this image.

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