Echovirus 19 outbreak in Auckland 1975-76.
An epidemic of echovirus 19 infection in Auckland, New Zealand, during the summer of 1975-76 is reported. Echovirus 19 was recovered from 33 patients, 70 percent of whom had upper respiratory tract involvement, 55 percent presented with meningitis and 33 percent exhibited a rash. Gastroenteritis was diagnosed in 9 percent. Various clinical syndrome combinations were common. The overall male to female ratio was one. Infants younger than six months were more seriously affected than older patients.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000453:epidemiology; D004457:Echovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009520:New Zealand
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents