Outbreak of Echoviruses in middle and south Iraqi provinces

Abstract

This study included 210 patients with Enteroviral symptoms. All samples were collected from middle and south Iraqi provinces. The highest positive percentage was found in Baghdad (28.8 %). The percentages in the other provinces were 26.7 %, 20 % 20 % and 10 % in Basrah, maysan, Karbala and Wasat, respectively. The lowest percentage was reported in Thy-Kar (8 %). It was found that Echovirus type 11 responsible for 50 % (20 case infected with this type of virus) of infection with Echovirus and this percentage was declined for the following virus, Echovirus 1 (20 %), Echovirus 3 (17.5%), Echovirus 22 (7.7%) and Echovirus 5 (5 %).