Upsurge in echovirus 30 detections in five EU/EEA countries, April to September, 2018
Author(s)
Broberg, Eeva K
Simone, Benedetto
Jansa, Josep
contributors, the EUEEA Member State
Type
Journal Article
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.
Date Issued
2018-11-01
Date Acceptance
2018-10-30
Citation
Eurosurveillance, 2018, 23 (44)
ISSN
1560-7917
Publisher
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Journal / Book Title
Eurosurveillance
Volume
23
Issue
44
Copyright Statement
© 2018 the authors or their affiliated institutions. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
License URL
Identifier
https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.44.1800537
Subjects
Europe
echovirus 30
enterovirus
epidemic
Notes
eid: 1800537
Publication Status
Published