| increased incidence of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus following an epidemic of coxsackievirus b5. | in order to address the hypothesis that coxsackievirus b5 is a cause of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (iddm), the incidence of iddm was examined following an epidemic of coxsackievirus b5 in jefferson county, alabama. incidence estimates were obtained from a registry of iddm which was maintained in the county since 1979. a total of 266 cases were diagnosed (69 black and 197 white individuals less than 20 years of age) between 1979 and 1988. significant increases in incidence were observed ... | 1991 | 1852097 |