Upsurge in echovirus 30 detections in five EU/EEA countries, April to September, 2018

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...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles 2018-11, Vol.23 (44)
Hauptverfasser:	Broberg, Eeva K, Simone, Benedetto, Jansa, Josep, The Eu/Eea Member State Contributors
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Child Child, Preschool Denmark - epidemiology Disease Outbreaks Echovirus Infections - cerebrospinal fluid Echovirus Infections - diagnosis Echovirus Infections - epidemiology Echovirus Infections - virology Encephalitis Enterovirus B, Human - genetics Enterovirus B, Human - isolation & purification Epidemics Genotype Germany - epidemiology Health surveillance Humans Infant Medical research Meningitis Meningitis, Aseptic - diagnosis Meningitis, Aseptic - epidemiology Meningitis, Aseptic - virology Middle Aged Netherlands - epidemiology Norway - epidemiology Phylogeny Public health Rapid Communication RNA, Viral Sequence Analysis, DNA Sweden - epidemiology Viral infections Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	1560-7917 1025-496X 1560-7917
DOI:	10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.44.1800537