Three ECHOvirus serotypes responsible for outbreak of aseptic meningitis in Rhône-Alpes region, France

During the year 2000 in the Rhône-Alpes region of France, 559 cases of aseptic meningitis due to enterovirus infection were recorded (approximate incidence, 10 cases per 100,000 population compared with a mean of 0.3 cases during endemic years in this region; P

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Published in:European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases 2003-03, Vol.22 (3), p.191-193
Main Authors: CHOMEL, J.-J, ANTONA, D, THOUVENOT, D, LINA, B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age groups
Biological and medical sciences
Cerebrospinal fluid
Child, Preschool
Disease Outbreaks
Echovirus 30
Enterovirus
Enterovirus B, Human - classification
Enterovirus B, Human - genetics
Enterovirus B, Human - isolation & purification
Enterovirus Infections - epidemiology
Enterovirus Infections - virology
Feces - virology
Female
France - epidemiology
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infant
Infections
Infectious diseases
Life Sciences
Male
Medical sciences
Meningitis
Meningitis, Aseptic - epidemiology
Meningitis, Aseptic - virology
Microbiology and Parasitology
Middle Aged
Outbreaks
Pharynx - virology
Polymerase chain reaction
RNA, Viral - cerebrospinal fluid
Serotyping
Viral diseases
Viral diseases of the nervous system
Virology
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Summary:During the year 2000 in the Rhône-Alpes region of France, 559 cases of aseptic meningitis due to enterovirus infection were recorded (approximate incidence, 10 cases per 100,000 population compared with a mean of 0.3 cases during endemic years in this region; P
ISSN:0934-9723
1435-4373
DOI:10.1007/s10096-003-0896-4