Open AccessFirst Epidemic of Echovirus 16 Meningitis in Cuba
Author(s) -
Luis Sarmiento,
Pedro Más,
Ángel Goyenechea,
Rosa Palomera,
Luís Morier,
Virginia Capó,
Ibrahim Quintana,
Manuel Santín
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
emerging infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.54
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1080-6059
pISSN - 1080-6040
DOI - 10.3201/eid0705.017520
Subject(s) - echovirus , aseptic meningitis , meningitis , virology , viral meningitis , medicine , bacterial meningitis , pediatrics , enterovirus , virus
From April to September 2000, an epidemic of aseptic meningitis spread throughout Cuba, with 16,943 reported cases. Virologic studies identified echovirus 16 as the cause of this epidemic. This is the first reported isolate of echovirus 16 from patients with viral meningitis in Cuba.