An upsurge in Echovirus 30 (E30) infections, associated with meningitis/meningoencephalitis, has been observed in Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden in the period April to September 2018, compared with 2015–2017. In total, 658 E30 infections among 4,537 enterovirus infections were detected in 15 countries between January and September 2018 and affected mainly newborns and 26–45 year-olds. National public health institutes are reminded to remain vigilant and inform clinicians of the ongoing epidemic.
Upsurge in echovirus 30 detections in five EU/EEA countries, April to September, 2018 / E.K. Broberg, B. Simone, J. Jansa, B. Prochazka, C. Wyndham-Thomas, M. Van Ranst, I. Tabain, K. Fabianova, S. Midgley, T.K. Fischer, S. Blomqvist, S. Diedrich, S. Bottcher, K. Keeren, G.E. Baldvinsdottir, J. Storozenko, G. Pakarna, N. Zamjatina, T. Kolupajeva, K. Benschop, N. Berginc, S.G. Dudman, S. Numanovic, K. Zakikhany, E. Hauzenberger, M. Cabrerizo, R. Pebody, J. Dunning, A. Smith-Palmer, C. Moore, L. Bubba, H. Harvala. - In: EUROSURVEILLANCE. - ISSN 1025-496X. - 23:44(2018), pp. 1800537.1-1800537.12. [10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.44.1800537]
Upsurge in echovirus 30 detections in five EU/EEA countries, April to September, 2018
L. Bubba;
2018
Abstract
An upsurge in Echovirus 30 (E30) infections, associated with meningitis/meningoencephalitis, has been observed in Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden in the period April to September 2018, compared with 2015–2017. In total, 658 E30 infections among 4,537 enterovirus infections were detected in 15 countries between January and September 2018 and affected mainly newborns and 26–45 year-olds. National public health institutes are reminded to remain vigilant and inform clinicians of the ongoing epidemic.
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