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

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

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.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Denmark / epidemiology
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Echovirus Infections / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Echovirus Infections / diagnosis
  • Echovirus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Echovirus Infections / virology
  • Enterovirus B, Human / genetics
  • Enterovirus B, Human / isolation & purification*
  • Genotype
  • Germany / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Meningitis, Aseptic / diagnosis
  • Meningitis, Aseptic / epidemiology*
  • Meningitis, Aseptic / virology
  • Middle Aged
  • Netherlands / epidemiology
  • Norway / epidemiology
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Viral
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Sweden / epidemiology
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • RNA, Viral