Table 1 Geographic distribution, age, and viral isolates from 802 children with aseptic meningitis
Institution | No. cases year 1 | No. cases year 2 | Median age of children year 1 (range) | Median age of children year 2 (range) | Viral isolates in year 1 | Viral isolates in year 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vancouver, British Columbia† | 16 | 10 | 7.6 (0.03 – 16.5) | 5.6 (0.20 – 15.6) | Coxsackie A09 (N = 1), Enterovirus unspecified type (N = 4) | Enterovirus unspecified type (N = 1) |
Calgary, Alberta | 179 | 27 | 8.2 (0.00 – 18.0) | 5.4 (0.10 – 18.0) | Echovirus unspecified type (N = 1), Echovirus 09 (N = 2), Echovirus 30 (N = 25), Enterovirus unspecified type (N = 6), Enterovirus 02 (N = 1), Enterovirus 30 (N = 1), Enterovirus identified by PCR unspecified typed (N = 5) | Echovirus 30 (N = 1) |
Edmonton, Alberta | 174 | 37 | 9.5 (0.01 – 18.0) | 7.2 (0.00 – 18.5) | Coxsackie B (N = 1), Echovirus unspecified typed (N = 3), Enterovirus unspecified type (N = 2), Enterovirus identified by PCR unspecified typed (N = 22) | Enterovirus unspecified type (N = 1), Enterovirus identified by PCR unspecified typed (N = 1) |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | 37 | 5 | 8 (0.05 – 18.0) | 4.1 (0.5 – 16.3) | Echovirus unspecified type (N = 5) | N = 0 |
Winnipeg, Manitoba | 92 | 21 | 7.2 (0.02 – 15.9) | 4.6 (0.02 – 11.8) | Coxsackie B (N = 1), Echovirus 02 (N = 1), Echovirus 11 (N = 9), Echovirus 30 (N = 35), Enterovirus unspecified type (N = 4), Enterovirus identified by PCR unspecified typed (N = 14) | Coxsackie A09 (N = 5), Enterovirus unspecified type (N = 3) |
Toronto, Ontario† | 42 | 40 | 0.7 (0.02 – 17.2) | 1.5 (0.01 – 16.0) | Enterovirus unspecified type (N = 4)*, Enterovirus identified by PCR unspecified typed (N = 10) | Enterovirus unspecified type (N = 6), Enterovirus identified by PCR unspecified typed (N = 7) |
Montreal, Quebec | 53 | 50 | 1.2 (0.03 – 15.2) | 6.4 (0.01 – 15.4) | Coxsackie A09 (N = 1), Coxsackie B2 (N = 3), Coxsackie B3 (N = 1), Echovirus 09 (N = 7), Echovirus 11 (N = 1), Echovirus 30 (N = 4), Enterovirus 70/71 (N = 3), Enterovirus 02 (N = 1) | Coxsackie B2 (N = 2), Coxsackie B5 (N = 1), Echovirus 06 (N = 6), Echovirus 09 (N = 2), Echovirus 11 (N = 6), Echovirus 30 (N = 5), Enterovirus unspecified typed (N = 1) |
Halifax, Nova Scotia† | 10 | 9 | 4.3 (0.00 – 15.2) | 0.7 (0.02 – 15.6) | Enterovirus unspecified type (N = 5) | Enterovirus unspecified type (N = 3) |