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. 2018 Nov;23(44):1800537.
doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.44.1800537.

Upsurge in echovirus 30 detections in five EU/EEA countries, April to September, 2018

Eeva K Broberg  1 , Benedetto Simone  1 , Josep Jansa  1 ; EU/EEA Member State contributors  1
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Upsurge in echovirus 30 detections in five EU/EEA countries, April to September, 2018

Eeva K Broberg et al. Euro Surveill. 2018 Nov.

Abstract

An upsurge in Echovirus 30 (E30) infections, associated with meningitis/meningoencephalitis, has been observed in Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden in the period April to September 2018, compared with 2015-2017. In total, 658 E30 infections among 4,537 enterovirus infections were detected in 15 countries between January and September 2018 and affected mainly newborns and 26-45 year-olds. National public health institutes are reminded to remain vigilant and inform clinicians of the ongoing epidemic.

Keywords: Europe; echovirus 30; enterovirus; epidemic.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: None declared.

Funding statement: No funding has been received above the regular funding for the national institutes and ECDC.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Number of echovirus 30-positive patients by month and countries reporting detections, 13 EU/EEA countries, January–September, 2018 (n = 658)
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Figure 2
Number of echovirus 30 and other typed and untyped enterovirus infections and proportion of E30, by month of detection, 13 EU/EEA countries, January–September, 2018 (enterovirus infections: n = 3,802; E30 infections: n = 431)
Figure 3
Figure 3
Number of detections of echovirus 30 in 2018 compared with mean number of detections per month in 2015–2017, by country, 9 EU/EEA countries, January–September, 2018 (n = 627)
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