An Outbreak of Coxsackievirus B Type 2 Acute Meningoencephalitis in Children, Israel, July-September 2022

Or Kriger*, Alon Abramovich, Ilana S. Fratty, Eyal Leshem, Sharon Amit, Michal Stein, Bruria Ben-Zeev, Sara Via-Dorembus, Chen Hoffmann, Shira Rabinowicz, Merav Weil

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Abstract

During July-September 2022, 14 children suffering from meningoencephalitis tested positive for Coxsackievirus B2 (8 cerebrospinal fluid, 9 stool samples). Mean age 22 months (range 0-60 months); 8 were males. Seven of the children presented with ataxia and 2 had imaging features of rhombencephalitis, not previously described in association with Coxsackievirus B2.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)E177-E179
JournalPediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Volume42
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 May 2023

Keywords

  • Coxsackievirus B type 2
  • ataxia
  • rhombencephalitis

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