title: Echovirus 30 outbreak associated with a high meningitis attack rate in Thrace, Greece.
abstract: Between late May and July 2012, 105 children (62 boys) originating from 2 cities of Thrace were examined because of fever, headache and abdominal pain. Thirty-three of them were hospitalized. They had normal hemograms, and mild to moderate cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis. Echovirus 30 was isolated from fecal and cerebrospinal fluid samples. Among confirmed cases of echoviral illness, the meningitis attack rate was 51.9%.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Democritus University of Thrace Faculty of Medicine, Thrace, Greece. emantada@med.duth.gr
authors: Elpis
authors: E
authors: Mantadakis
authors: Vasiliki
authors: V
authors: Pogka
authors: Androniki
authors: A
authors: Voulgari-Kokota
authors: Emmanouela
authors: E
authors: Tsouvala
authors: Mary
authors: M
authors: Emmanouil
authors: Jenny
authors: J
authors: Kremastinou
authors: Athanassios
authors: A
authors: Chatzimichael
authors: Andreas
authors: A
authors: Mentis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004457:Echovirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D029822:Enterovirus B, Human / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008582:Meningitis, Aseptic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*