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Echovirus infection is usually mild, but severe central nervous system and systemic manifestations can occur.
Reports a rare case of severe Echovirus-7 infection with CNS and systemic manifestations in an immunocompetent child.
Alerts clinicians to severe Echovirus-7 in immunocompetent children; leaves open need for regional strain surveillance.
We report a rare laboratory-confirmed, clinical case of Echovirus-7 infection in an immuno-competent child with central nervous system and systemic manifestation. Echovirus infection is usually mild, however in this case we identified echovirus-7 infection with 91% homology with the Echovirus-7 strain previously isolated in neighbouring country with severe manifestation.
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