Study on an outbreak of echovirus type 6 of meningitis in Liu'an city, Anhui province

• Published in: Zhōnghuá liúxíngbìng zázhì Vol. 28; no. 7; p. 663
• Main Authors: He, Shu-Chun, Xiong, Chuan-Long, Wu, Jia-Bing, Peng, Da-Yuan, Zhao, Yue-Ping
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: China 01.07.2007
• Subjects: Adolescent; Child; Child, Preschool; China - epidemiology; Echovirus 6, Human - pathogenicity; Echovirus Infections - epidemiology; Echovirus Infections - etiology; Echovirus Infections - pathology; Echovirus Infections - virology; Female; Humans; Male; Meningitis - epidemiology; Meningitis - etiology; Meningitis - pathology; Meningitis - virology; Prejudice; China
• ISSN: 0254-6450

To understand the epidemiological, clinical and etiological characteristics of an Echovirus type 6 meningitis outbreak in Jinzhai county, Liu'an city in Anhui, and to find out the proper way in controlling the aseptic meningitis outbreak. A surveillance system for aseptic meningitis was established in Jinzhai to confirm the case definition. Stool or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens from some cases were collected for entero-viruses isolation and identification. Case-control study was conducted. The case group involved patients while the controls would include: patients' classmate with same gender and the age difference was not over one year. Neutralization antibody in serum specimens were collected and tested in cases and in healthy people. 105 cases were distributed in 17 of the 30 towns in Jinzhai county while 41.0% of the cases were in Banzhuyuan town with an incidence rate of 203/10(5). Cases were clustered by school and classroom with age ranging from 3 to 15 years old and the highest as 10.9/10(5) in