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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Sarmiento, L. ; Mas, P. ; Goyenechea, A. ; Palomera, R. ; Morier, L. ; ... More +
Sarmiento, L. ; Mas, P. ; Goyenechea, A. ; Palomera, R. ; Morier, L. ; Capó, V. ; Quintana, I. ; Santin, M. ; Less -
Description:
From April to September 2000, an epidemic of aseptic meningitis spread throughout Cuba, with 16,943 reported cases. Virologic studies identified echovirus 16 as the cause of this epidemic. This is the first reported isolate of echovirus 16 from patients with viral meningitis in Cuba.
Subject:
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Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Cerebrospinal Fluid
Child
Child, Preschool
Disease Outbreaks
Echovirus Infections
Enterovirus B, Human
Feces
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Meningitis, Aseptic
Meningitis, Viral
Middle Aged
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
RNA, Viral

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 7(5):887-889.
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Place as Subject:
Cuba ;
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:d8c81f7e45ca3597a58acfd6063eae2276f1286ff555ea3d11aca0bd94cc7430
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