August 1, 1970Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Echoviruses Types 4 and 9 in an Outbreak of Aseptic Meningitis in Jerusalem

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Population

56 patients in Jerusalem during the summer of 1968.

Design

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Authors

AMAbraham MoshkowitzBikur Cholim Hospital SYS YatzivHadassah Medical Center ARAlex RussellColumbia University

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Implication

Identifies echovirus 4 in 1968 meningitis outbreak; leaves open contemporary surveillance needs.

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Population

56 patients (35 investigated cases of aseptic meningitis, 8 other hospitalized patients with similar symptoms, and 13 patients with milder clinical signs) in Jerusalem during the summer of 1968.

Outcome

Recovery of echovirus types 4 and 9 from cerebrospinal fluid, throat, and/or rectal swabs

This report describes an epidemic of aseptic meningitis in Jerusalem in 1968, marking the first identification of echovirus type 4 in Israel.

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Moshkowitz et al. (1970) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a87d3166e1dca10b7bb5e84 https://doi.org/10.3109/inf.1970.2.issue-2.03

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Echoviruses Types 4 and 9 in an Outbreak of Aseptic Meningitis in Jerusalem

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Echoviruses Types 4 and 9 in an Outbreak of Aseptic Meningitis in Jerusalem

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