Most adenovirus cases are mild, although serious infections can happen, especially in infants and people with weak immune systems.
SINGAPORE: More children are coming down with adenovirus infections, presenting with flu symptoms and often conjunctivitis and high fever, doctors said.
"I wouldn't say it's a significant increase but for the past three to four weeks, we've seen two or three more cases per week compared to usual," she said.While most of her patients did not experience severe symptoms, one had to be referred to the hospital for a confirmatory test and treatment as the patient developed an upper respiratory tract infection, Dr Lo said.
Dr Karen Donceras Nadua with the KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital added that it is not uncommon for children to catch infections such as adenovirus. "Thus far in 2023, adenovirus has been detected in less than 10 per cent of all polyclinic ARI surveillance samples tested weekly," said a ministry spokesperson, adding that this is comparable to pre-pandemic numbers.
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