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ArticleArchives of virology2024

A meningoencephalitis outbreak associated with echovirus type 18 (E18) in south-western Hungary in mid-2023.

Károly Takáts, Benigna Balázs, Ákos Boros, Dávid Sipos, Zoltán Péterfi, Márk Harmat, Dávid Varga, Zita Zengő-Bedő, Péter Pankovics, Gábor Reuter

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Article in Archives of virology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Károly TakátsDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Pécs, Szigeti út 12, Pécs, H-7624, Hungary.
Benigna BalázsDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Pécs, Szigeti út 12, Pécs, H-7624, Hungary.
Ákos BorosDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Pécs, Szigeti út 12, Pécs, H-7624, Hungary.
Dávid SiposDepartment of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.
Zoltán PéterfiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.
Márk HarmatDepartment of Neurology, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.
Dávid VargaDepartment of Neurology, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.
Zita Zengő-BedőDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.
Péter PankovicsDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Pécs, Szigeti út 12, Pécs, H-7624, Hungary.
Gábor ReuterDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Pécs, Szigeti út 12, Pécs, H-7624, Hungary. reuter.gabor@pte.hu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5857-4934

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Echovirus type 18 (E18) is a member of the genus Enterovirus of the family Picornaviridae. In this study, we investigated the characteristics of E18 infections in hospitalized adults with meningoencephalitis that occurred during an unusual epidemic in south-western Hungary in mid-2023. Five (6.1%) out of 82 cerebrospinal fluid specimens that were tested were positive for an enterovirus, four of which were E18 (OR372160 and PP861087-PP861090). Headache (100%), fever (75%), retrobulbar pain (50%), nausea (50%), joint/limb pain (50%), exanthema, photophobia, and vomiting were the most common symptoms. Sequence analysis showed that these viruses were related to unpublished emerging E18 strains from France (2022/2023) and China (2019/2020). Further study is necessary to monitor the circulation of epidemic/pandemic E18 variants over time.

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Disease OutbreaksEnterovirus B, HumanMeningoencephalitisAdultAgedEchovirus InfectionsFemaleHumansHungaryMaleMiddle AgedPhylogenyYoung Adult

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PMID39495348
PMCPMC11534849

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