Epidemiological studies of aseptic meningitis caused by Coxsackie virus B5.

DURING THE summer of 1956 Coxsackie virus Type B5 was found widely distributed in several midwestern states.1'2 In Iowa this virus appeared in association with several localized outbreaks of aseptic meningitis. The evidence that Coxsackie virus B5 was etiologically related to the illnesses observed was strengthened by a detailed study of the outbreak centering in Mason City. The paper presented here will describe the experiences encountered with this virus in Iowa with particular reference to the epidemiological observations made in the Mason City study.

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