title: Ongoing outbreak of aseptic meningitis in South-Eastern Latvia, June - August 2010.
abstract: An outbreak of aseptic meningitis has been ongoing in several areas of Latgale region, in the south-eastern part of Latvia since the end of June 2010. By 9 August 2010, 114 cases had been notified. Most of the cases were registered in the city and amalgamated municipality of Daugavpils and neighbouring territories. According to current evidence, two types of enteroviruses, coxsackie A-9 virus and echovirus 30, are the causative agents of the outbreak.
authors.affiliation: State Agency Infectology Center of Latvia, Riga, Latvia. juris.perevoscikovs@lic.gov.lv
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Perevoscikovs
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brila
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Firstova
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Komarova
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lucenko
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Osmjana
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Savrasova
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Singarjova
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Storozenko
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Voloscuka
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zamjatina
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004770:Enterovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007844:Latvia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008582:Meningitis, Aseptic / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D055815:Young Adult