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A new variant of echovirus 4 associated with a large outbreak of aseptic meningitis.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Jun 1999
Handsher R, Shulman L M, Abramovitz B, Silberstein I, Neuman M, Tepperberg-Oikawa M, Fisher T, Mendelson E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A large outbreak of aseptic meningitis which began in April 1997 involved hundreds of cases in all geographical regions of Israel and the Palestinian Authority, peaked between June and September, and lasted until December. OBJECTIVES: We have investigated the virus associated with the outbreak to determine its serotype and molecular type and to establish epidemiological links. DESIGN: Virus strains...
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