First epidemic of echovirus 16 meningitis in Cuba.

Sarmiento, L.; Mas, P.; Goyenechea, A.; Palomera, R.; Morier, L.; Capó, V.; Quintana, I.; Santin, M.

i

First epidemic of echovirus 16 meningitis in Cuba.

Supporting Files Public Domain

2001 Sep-Oct
By Sarmiento, L. ; Mas, P. ; Goyenechea, A. ; ...

File Language:

English

Details

Alternative Title:

Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Sarmiento, L. ; Mas, P. ; Goyenechea, A. ; Palomera, R. ; Morier, L. ; Capó, V. ; Quintana, I. ; Santin, M.
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.
Subjects:

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 Rna, Viral
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 7(5):887-889.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Cuba
Volume:

7
Issue:

5
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:d8c81f7e45ca3597a58acfd6063eae2276f1286ff555ea3d11aca0bd94cc7430
Download URL:

https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15213/cdc_15213_DS1.pdf
File Type:

[PDF - 36.23 KB ]

11747705.nxml

Download txt
license.txt

Download txt

File Language:

English

ON THIS PAGE

Details Supporting Files

CDC STACKS serves as an archival repository of CDC-published products including scientific findings, journal articles, guidelines, recommendations, or other public health information authored or co-authored by CDC or funded partners.

As a repository, CDC STACKS retains documents in their original published format to ensure public access to scientific information.