Febrile Respiratory Illness Associated with Human Adenovirus Type 55 in South Korea Military, 2014–20161

• DOI: 10.3201/eid2306.161848
• Publication Date: 2017-04-20T14:20:35Z
• Authors: Hongseok Yoo; Se Hun Gu; Jaehun Jung; Dong Hyun Song; Changgyo Yoon; Duck Jin Hong; Eun Young Lee; Woong Seog; Il-Ung Hwang; Daesang Lee; Seong Tae Jeong; Kyungmin Huh
• Keywords: Adult; 0301 basic medicine; Genes, Viral; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Disease Outbreaks; Adenovirus Infections, Human; respiratory infections; 03 medical and health sciences; South Korea; Republic of Korea; pneumonia; Humans; viruses; Respiratory Tract Infections; Phylogeny; 0303 health sciences; Adenoviruses, Human; R; Dispatch; adenovirus; 3. Good health; Molecular Typing; Military Personnel; military personnel; Medicine; Seasons

An outbreak of febrile respiratory illness associated with human adenovirus (HAdV) occurred in the South Korea military during the 2014-15 influenza season and thereafter. Molecular typing and phylogenetic analysis of patient samples identified HAdV type 55 as the causative agent. Emergence of this novel HAdV necessitates continued surveillance in military and civilian populations.