MENINGITIS CAUSED BY ECHO VIRUS TYPE 4 IN NORTHERN PART OF KYUSHU, 1965

Autor: Makoto Honda, Takashi Kusumoto, Yoh Nakagawa, Masahisa Shingu, Koji Shingu, Keisuke Tazaki
Rok vydání: 1967
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Zdroj: The Kurume Medical Journal. 14:57-65
ISSN: 1881-2090
0023-5679
DOI: 10.2739/kurumemedj.14.57
Popis: An epidemic of meningitis caused by ECHO virus type 4, was reported in many areas of Japan during the summer and early autumn of 1964. (1) During May to August of 1965, aseptic meningitis was prevalent chiefly in the northern parts of Kyushu. It was revealed that this was an epidemic of ECHO virus type 4. The present paper reports the results of study of this epidemic.The study is divided into the following parts:(1) Laboratory data from aseptic meningitis cases.(2) Distribution of cases according to age, sex, geography and season.(3) Antigenic and plaque characteristics of isolated ECHO virus type 4 strains.
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