Ongoing outbreak of aseptic meningitis associated with echovirus type 30 in the City of Novi Sad, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia, June – July 2010

Since June 2010, incidence of aseptic meningitis has increased in Novi Sad, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia. From 2 June to 25 July 2010, 80 cases of aseptic meningitis were notified, with an incidence rate ranging from 10 to 366 per 100,000 population in different local communities. The majority of cases (n=64) were aged between two and 15 years. Echovirus 30 was cultured from two of four cerebrospinal fluid specimens. The outbreak, for which no common source has yet been identified, is ongoing.