Key result
During the 1984 aseptic meningitis epidemic in Tajimi city, four types of enteroviruses (Coxsackie B1, B4, B5, and Echovirus 16) were isolated from 64.4% of tested patients.
Population
71 children with aseptic meningitis during an epidemic in Tajimi city, Gifu prefecture, Japan, between May…
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Documents co-circulation of multiple enteroviruses during a 1984 outbreak; leaves open relevance to current aseptic meningitis surveillance.
Observational (n=71)
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An epidemic of aseptic meningitis in Japan in 1984 was associated with simultaneous circulation of multiple enteroviruses, primarily coxsackievirus B1, B4, B5, and echovirus 16.
C Miwa (1990) conducted an observational in Aseptic meningitis (n=71). Enterovirus infection was evaluated on Virus isolation rate. During the 1984 aseptic meningitis epidemic in Tajimi city, four types of enteroviruses (Coxsackie B1, B4, B5, and Echovirus 16) were isolated from 64.4% of tested patients.
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