An outbreak of disease believed to have been caused by ECHO 9 virus.

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Article1 August 1959AN OUTBREAK OF DISEASE BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY ECHO 9 VIRUSW. H. LYLE, M.D.W. H. LYLE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-51-2-248 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn recent years an increasing number of reports has been published of outbreaks of nonfatal neurotropic disease of obscure origin. One group of these diseases is distinguished from the rest by the presence in many cases of a rash, usually described as rubelliform.The first outbreak of such an illness in England was described by Parry and Good in 1949.8Subsequently, epidemics of meningitis-with-rash have been observed in many parts of the world, and while no causative agent has been discovered in some of these epidemics, ECHO viruses have been incriminated in others. In 1956 meningitis attributed to infection by...Bibliography1. BaumannBarbenMartiHasslerKrech vTMRAU: Diseases caused by ECHO-virus type 9; epidemiological, clinical and virological-serological study, Schweiz. med. Wchnschr. 87: 307, 1957. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. DavisMelnick DCJH: Association of ECHO virus type 6 with aseptic meningitis, Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. and Med. 92: 839, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Enders JF: The present status of etiologic discovery in viral diseases, Ann. Int. Med. 45: 331, 1956. LinkGoogle Scholar4. GarnettBurlinghamvan Zwanenburg DGAD: An outbreak of aseptic meningitis of virus origin in East Suffolk, Lancet 1: 500, 1957. Google Scholar5. KarzonBarronWinkelsteinCohen DTALWS: Isolation of ECHO virus type 6 during outbreak of seasonal aseptic meningitis, J. A. M. A. 162: 1298, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. Lyle WH: Lymphocytic meningo-encephalitis with myalgia and rash: a new exanthem, Lancet 2: 1042, 1956. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. NihoulQuersin-Thiry EL: A new clinical entity? (Letters to the Editor), Lancet 1: 269 (Feb. 2) 1957. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. ParryGood SCRA: A small epidemic with meningeal symptoms simulating leptospiral infection, Pub. Health London 62: 163, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. Rhodes AJ: Recent advances in the laboratory diagnosis of virus infections, Ann. Int. Med. 45: 106, 1956. LinkGoogle Scholar10. Rotem CE: Meningitis of virus origin, Lancet 1: 502, 1957. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. TyrrellSnell DAB: Recovery of a virus from cases of an epidemic exanthem associated with meningitis, Lancet 2: 1028, 1956. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. TyrrellLaneSnell DARRB: Further studies of an epidemic of exanthem associated with aseptic meningitis, Quart. J. Med. 107: 323, 1958. Google Scholar13. WarinDaviesSandersVizoso JFJBFKAD: Oxford epidemic of Bornholm disease, 1951, Brit. M. J. 1: 1345, 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire,*Received for publication October 31, 1958.Requests for reprints should be addressed to W. H. Lyle, M.D., 371 Newton Rd., Lowton nr. Warrington, Lancashire, England. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byLong-Term Sickness Absence Due to ME/CFS in UK SchoolsLe Syndrome de Fatigue Chronique : les hypothèses infectieusesHuman enteroviral infectionsGeneral discussionHepatitis and Pneumonia Associated with ECHO Virus, Type 9, Infection in Two Adult SiblingsLEOPOLD A. SCHLEISSNER, M.D., F.A.C.P., BERNARD PORTNOY, M.D.ECHO-ViruskrankheitenMANIFESTATIONS OF PICORNAVIRUS INFECTIONAn outbreak of meningitis associated with E.C.H.O virus type 9Clinical Syndromes Associated with Entero Virus and Reo Virus InfectionsECHO EPIDEMICS 1 August 1959Volume 51, Issue 2Page: 248-269KeywordsEczemaElectroencephalographyElectromyographyEpidemiologyMeningitisMyalgiaPrevention, policy, and public healthRashesResearch laboratoriesSerology Issue Published: 1 August 1959 PDF downloadLoading ...