In recent weeks, an alarming rise in cases of an eye infection known locally as "apollo" has sent ripples of concern throughout Ghana. Both adults and children have fallen victim to this affliction, ...

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has recorded about 937 cases of conjunctivitis, commonly known as “Apollo,” from 19 health facilities in four regions between June and the second week of September this ...

Benguela — Eleven cases of hemorrhagic conjunctivitis have been reported in the province of Benguela since March 2, local health authorities reported Thursday. Hemorrhagic and epidermal conjunctivitis ...

Maputo — The health authorities at Nampula Central Hospital (HCN), in northern Mozambique, have been forced to remove the eyes of nine patients due to complications caused by self-medication for ...

Editor’s note: This article, originally published on May 6, 2011, has been republished to include website enhancements. Making a definitive diagnosis for a pediatric patient presenting with ...

A senior optometrist, Dr. Spencer Obeng-Gyasi, at Twifo Atti-Morkwa District Hospital, has described it as a myth, asserting that breast milk is a cure for hemorrhagic conjunctivitis ‘apollo’. The ...

The highly contagious “Apollo” eye infection is rapidly spreading across the country as people are more exposed to viruses indoors during the winter, health authorities warned on Thursday. The number ...

Acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis (AHC) is a highly contagious conjunctivitis associated with enteroviruses. Coxsackie A-24 variant (CA-24v) and enterovirus-70 (EV-70) are the two major causative ...

Conjunctivitis or Pink Eye or Madras Eye causes redness and soreness of the conjunctiva and is responsible for 1% of all emergency visits to a hospital. Conjunctivitis is better known as ‘Pink Eye’ in ...

Mumbai has witnessed a sharp increase of 210 per cent in conjunctivitis cases within a single week. According to a report from the state government, Mumbai recorded 1,275 cases of conjunctivitis in ...