Abstract
An outbreak of aseptic meningitis has been ongoing in several areas of Latgale region, in the south-eastern part of Latvia since the end of June 2010. By 9 August 2010, 114 cases had been notified. Most of the cases were registered in the city and amalgamated municipality of Daugavpils and neighbouring territories. According to current evidence, two types of enteroviruses, coxsackie A-9 virus and echovirus 30, are the causative agents of the outbreak.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-3 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | EUROSURVEILLANCE |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 32 |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2010 |
Externally published | Yes |
Field of Science*
- 3.1 Basic medicine
- 3.3 Health sciences
Publication Type*
- 1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database