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Neta S Zuckerman1,2, Eyal Nadir3, Rivka Rich3
1School of Public Health, Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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An outbreak of enteroviral meningitis occurred in Israel between August 2025 and May 2026. Echovirus type 17 was identified in 72 hospitalised patients, most of them infants (n = 44). Many patients (n = 45) were from densely populated Haredi (strictly Orthodox) communities. Clinical course was mild. Phylogenetic analysis suggests extensive local transmission. Echovirus 17 infections declined abruptly following the implementation of community restrictions imposed during a military conflict. This outbreak highlights the value of routine molecular enterovirus surveillance.
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