摘要：An outbreak of aseptic meningitis due to echovirus 30 occurred in the Wingecarribee Shire, NSW, during Octoberto November 1994, with 30 cases fitting the clinical case definition. Cases were ascertained from attendees of thelocal hospital. Medical files were reviewed and a standard questionnaire administered. Viral cultures wereperformed on CSF, throat swabs and stool specimens. The clinical presentation and laboratory findings weretypical of viral meningitis. Cases were aged 8 months to 51 years; 26 were admitted to hospital. Headache waspresent in 93%, photophobia in 86%, vomiting in 69%, fever in 72%, and neck stiffness in 62%. In spite oftemporal clustering, the mode(s) of transmission in this outbreak remain speculative. Although the route oftransmission was not established, general hygiene measures to stop transmission were implemented when acommon water source was excluded on epidemiological grounds
