Key result
Echovirus type 13 emerged as a prominent enterovirus in the United States in 2001, accounting for 24% of reported isolates and causing aseptic meningitis outbreaks with a genetically distinct strain.
Population
1584 enterovirus isolates reported in the United States in 2001, and 521 cases of aseptic meningitis…
Design
Other
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Supports ongoing enterovirus surveillance in meningitis; leaves open the drivers of strain emergence and outbreak risk.
Observational (n=1,584)
Yes
Echovirus type 13 emerged as a major cause of enterovirus infections and aseptic meningitis in the US in 2001, associated with a genetically distinct viral strain.
Mullins et al. (2003) conducted an observational in Enterovirus infection / Aseptic meningitis (n=1,584). Echovirus type 13 (E13) emergence vs. Historical E13 activity (1970-2000) was evaluated on Proportion of enterovirus isolates identified as E13. Echovirus type 13 emerged as a prominent enterovirus in the United States in 2001, accounting for 24% of reported isolates and causing aseptic meningitis outbreaks with a genetically distinct strain.