Epidemiology and aetiology of the 2023 meningitis outbreak among children in Iraq.
Zana B NajmaddenKarzan R SidiqDana K SabirAmjad M QadirJihad I HamaOmed K SalihOmed O RahimAzad M QadirPublished in: Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit (2024)
The rapid diagnosis of the disease was crucial to the therapeutic and prevention control measures for the outbreak. Although it is still unclear how and where this outbreak started, contaminated drinking water and transmission among children in nurseries and schools are suspected. Further investigations are recommended to determine the source of the enterovirus and identify the virus species and serotypes.