Aseptic Meningitis Due to Echo Virus Type 7

THE virus that subsequently became known as ECHO virus Type 7 was first encountered by Ramos-Alvarez and Sabin1 in 1953. Honig et al.2 isolated and eventually identified the same virus in West Virginia, 1951–1953. Bell has reported his experiences with ECHO virus Type 7 as it was isolated from well children in an institution.3 serologic data from Gelfand4 and Henigst and his colleagues5 and again from Sabin6 indicate that infection with this agent is common, occurs in the young but does not really become prevalent until the school years. Also, once the adult years are reached, fully three quarters of . . .