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ArticleEuro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin2026

Emergence of an echovirus 17 subtype causing a viral meningitis outbreak, Israel, 2025 to 2026.

Neta S Zuckerman, Eyal Nadir, Rivka Rich, Eli Somekh, Mohamed Asi, Oshrat Ayalon, Orli Megged, Talya Finn, Or Kriger, Michal Paret and 11 more

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Neta S ZuckermanSchool of Public Health, Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Eyal NadirDivision of Epidemiology, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel.
Rivka RichDivision of Epidemiology, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel.
Eli SomekhDepartment of Pediatrics, Mayaney Hayeshuah Medical Center, Bnei Brak, Israel.
Mohamed AsiDepartment of Pediatrics, Mayaney Hayeshuah Medical Center, Bnei Brak, Israel.
Oshrat AyalonFaculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
Orli MeggedPediatric Department, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
Talya FinnFaculty of Medicine, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel.
Or KrigerHaifa University, Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel.
Michal ParetGray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Efrat DresnerGray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Tatyana RudermanInfectious Diseases Unit, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Erez S GartyHealth Intelligence Agency, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel.
Hilla De-LeonHealth Intelligence Agency, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel.
Rinat VassermanCentral Virology Laboratory, Public Health Services, Ministry of Health, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Leah WeissCentral Virology Laboratory, Public Health Services, Ministry of Health, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Reut GabayCentral Virology Laboratory, Public Health Services, Ministry of Health, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Ilana S FrattyThe Israel Center for Disease Control, Israel Ministry of Health, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Yaniv LustigSchool of Public Health, Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Danit SoferCentral Virology Laboratory, Public Health Services, Ministry of Health, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Merav WeilCentral Virology Laboratory, Public Health Services, Ministry of Health, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An outbreak of enteroviral meningitis occurred in Israel between August 2025 and May 2026. Echovirus type 17 was identified in 72 hospitalised patients, most of them infants (n = 44). Many patients (n = 45) were from densely populated Haredi (strictly Orthodox) communities. Clinical course was mild. Phylogenetic analysis suggests extensive local transmission. Echovirus 17 infections declined abruptly following the implementation of community restrictions imposed during a military conflict. This outbreak highlights the value of routine molecular enterovirus surveillance.

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Disease OutbreaksEchovirus InfectionsEnterovirus B, HumanMeningitis, ViralAdolescentAdultChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantIsraelMalePhylogenyRNA, ViralSequence Analysis, DNARNA, Viralclinicalechovirus 17meningitissequencingsurveillance

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PMCPMC13428195

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