They found
enteroviral genetic material (EV-A71) in only the one adult AFM case and genetic material from another enterovirus (echovirus 25) in one of the non-AFM cases.
Acute flaccid paralysis and
enteroviral infections.
Transmission of seasonal outbreak of childhood
enteroviral aseptic meningitis and hand-foot-mouth disease.
Two different PCR assays to detect
enteroviral RNA in CSF samples from patients with acute aseptic meningitis.
In addition to "a theoretical concern" about the potential adverse effects of these drugs in acute infections, there is some hard evidence that they are associated with worse outcomes in
enteroviral neuroinvasive diseases, particularly those caused by EV-71.
"So if their child gets an
enteroviral infection, they need to look for symptoms such as sudden onset of arm and leg weakness, difficulty swallowing.
Enteroviral infections spread predominantly by the fecal-oral route.
What was unusual was that the sequences were non-human and similar to the
enteroviral segments from the oral polio vaccine administered to the veterans.
de Sa, "Erythema dyschromicum perstans in a child following an
enteroviral meningitis," Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, vol.
Stool and blood specimens were negative for
enteroviral infections.
Other infections that cause fever and gastrointestinal symptoms such as typhoid, leptospirosis, and
enteroviral infections are common in India and may often lead to a delay in the diagnosis of dengue.