RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 ECHO 9 infection in pregnant women with suspected rubella. JF Journal of Clinical Pathology JO J Clin Pathol FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists SP 267 OP 269 DO 10.1136/jcp.28.4.267 VO 28 IS 4 A1 E J Bell A1 C A Ross A1 N R Grist YR 1975 UL http://jcp.bmj.com/content/28/4/267.abstract AB Both rubella virus and Echovirus 9 (ECHO 9) were epidemic in Scotland during the summer of 1973; both viruses can cause a mild febrile illness with rash. Sera from 286 rubella-negative pregnant women were tested for neutralizing antibodies to ECHO 9 virus; 40 women had antibody titres suggestive of recent infection. Prospective studies on the outcome of these pregnancies are in progress but preliminary results suggest no connexion between fetal damage and ECHO 9 infection.