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, S. Dorembus, Chen Hoffmann, Shira Rabinowicz, Merav Weil
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.
Topics & Concepts
MeningoencephalitisOutbreakVirologyCoxsackievirusMedicinePediatricsBiologyGeographyEnterovirusVirusViral Infections and Immunology ResearchBacterial Infections and VaccinesInfectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis