EARLY SUMMER MENINGO-ENCEPHALITIS IN LOWER AUSTRIA, 1956-1958. EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CLINIC IN THE EPIDEMIC AREA OF NEUNKIRCHEN

Abstract

Systematic investigations in the district of Neunkirchen during the period 1956-1958 led to the diagnosis of early summer meningo-encephalitis (ESME) in 89 cases (= 55%) of meningitis and meningo-encephalitis (partly with paralyses) among 162 patients with questionable viral infections of the CNS. ESME has a concentrated incidence in May to July and has clinical similarities with polio-virus infections. The differentiation of the two diseases, however, is possible only by means of aimed virologic-serological examinations (identification of the pathogen, CFR). Wild and domestic animals represent the natural viral reservoir; human infections cannot be explained completely by tick bites or the consumption of fresh milk, however. A direct infection from man to man does not occur.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0837848

Entities

People

  • H. Moritsch
  • J. Krausler

Organizations

  • United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arachnid Bites And Stings
  • Blood
  • Brain
  • Cells
  • Central Europe
  • Central Nervous System
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Health Services
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Medical Personnel
  • Nervous System
  • Ticks
  • United States
  • Viruses

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Virology (or Medical Virology).