ST. PETERSBURG, October 1 (RIA Novosti) - The number of people hospitalized with suspected aseptic meningitis has risen to 124 in north Russia's Arkhangelsk Region, the local emergency service said on Wednesday.
A total of 23 new cases have been registered in the past 24 hours in the city of Arkhangelsk, and in the Primorsky District.
Most of those affected are children under the age of 14. The diagnosis has yet to be confirmed by laboratory tests.
Aseptic meningitis is most commonly caused by enteroviruses in young children. It is characterized by strong headaches, fever, photophobia, drowsiness and muscle pain.
The Arkhangelsk Region has reported an increase in the number of enterovirus infections since September 1. Quarantines have been imposed on five schools in the region.
