Kennett M L, Ellis A W, Lewis F A, Gust I D
J Hyg (Lond). 1972 Jun;70(2):325-34. doi: 10.1017/s0022172400022373.
During the period October 1968 to March 1969 echovirus type 18 was isolated from 83 patients investigated at Fairfield Hospital for Communicable Diseases, Melbourne. The illnesses most commonly associated with these isolations were aseptic meningitis, and fever with rash.We believe that this is the first report of an epidemic due to echovirus type 18 and the first occasion on which this virus has been shown to produce disease in adults.
1968年10月至1969年3月期间，在墨尔本费尔菲尔德传染病医院接受调查的83名患者中分离出了18型艾柯病毒。与这些病毒分离最常相关的疾病是无菌性脑膜炎以及发热伴皮疹。我们认为这是关于18型艾柯病毒引起的疫情的首次报告，也是该病毒首次被证明可在成人中引发疾病。
