[Correlation of serous meningitis morbidity with the prevalence of enteroviruses in water].

Investigation of the relationship between the incidence of aseptic meningitis etiologically due to Coxsackie B1 virus and circulation of enteroviruses in the water indicates not only a correlation between enteroviruses isolation from sewage and from patients, but also a direct relationship between the number of virus excretors and prevalence of enteroviruses in open water bodies in respect of seasonal distribution, type composition, frequency of detection and concentration of viruses in different epidemiological situations.