Ongoing outbreak of aseptic meningitis associated with echovirus type 30 in the City of Novi Sad, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia, June ? July 2010 (Euro Surveill., abstract, edited)
[Source: EuroSurveillance.org, full text (LINK). Abstract, edited.]
Eurosurveillance, Volume 15, Issue 32, 12 August 2010
Rapid communications
Ongoing outbreak of aseptic meningitis associated with echovirus type 30 in the City of Novi Sad, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia, June ? July 2010
G Ćosić<sup>1</sup>, P Duric (
)<sup>1</sup>, V Milo?ević<sup>2</sup>, J Đekić<sup>1</sup>, G Čanak<sup>3</sup>, V Turkulov<sup>3</sup>
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Citation style for this article: Ćosić G, Duric P, Milo?ević V, Đekić J, Čanak G, Turkulov V. Ongoing outbreak of aseptic meningitis associated with echovirus type 30 in the City of Novi Sad, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia, June ? July 2010. Euro Surveill. 2010;15(32):pii=19638. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/View...rticleId=19638
Date of submission: 05 August 2010
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Since June 2010, incidence of aseptic meningitis has increased in Novi Sad, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia. From 2 June to 25 July 2010, 80 cases of aseptic meningitis were notified, with an incidence rate ranging from 10 to 366 per 100,000 population in different local communities. The majority of cases (n=64) were aged between two and 15 years. Echovirus 30 was cultured from two of four cerebrospinal fluid specimens. The outbreak, for which no common source has yet been identified, is ongoing.
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[Source: EuroSurveillance.org, full text (LINK). Abstract, edited.]
Eurosurveillance, Volume 15, Issue 32, 12 August 2010
Rapid communications
Ongoing outbreak of aseptic meningitis associated with echovirus type 30 in the City of Novi Sad, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia, June ? July 2010
G Ćosić<sup>1</sup>, P Duric (
- Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia
- Centre for Virology, Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia
- Clinic for Infectious Diseases, Clinical Centre of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia
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Citation style for this article: Ćosić G, Duric P, Milo?ević V, Đekić J, Čanak G, Turkulov V. Ongoing outbreak of aseptic meningitis associated with echovirus type 30 in the City of Novi Sad, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia, June ? July 2010. Euro Surveill. 2010;15(32):pii=19638. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/View...rticleId=19638
Date of submission: 05 August 2010
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Since June 2010, incidence of aseptic meningitis has increased in Novi Sad, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia. From 2 June to 25 July 2010, 80 cases of aseptic meningitis were notified, with an incidence rate ranging from 10 to 366 per 100,000 population in different local communities. The majority of cases (n=64) were aged between two and 15 years. Echovirus 30 was cultured from two of four cerebrospinal fluid specimens. The outbreak, for which no common source has yet been identified, is ongoing.
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