Increase in Enterovirus D68 Infections in Young Children, United Kingdom, 2006-2016.

Kamau E., Harvala H., Blomqvist S., Nguyen D., Horby P., Pebody R., Simmonds P.

We determined the change in seroprevalence of enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) in the United Kingdom in age-stratified cohorts from 2006 to 2016, the period during which EV-D68 emerged as a cause of severe respiratory disease occasionally leading to paralysis. Infections were acquired primarily in infants and young children, and incidence was markedly higher in 2016.

DOI

10.3201/eid2506.181759

Type

Journal article

Journal

Emerg Infect Dis

Publication Date

06/2019

Volume

25

Pages

1200 - 1203

Keywords

Picornaviridae, United Kingdom, enterovirus, epidemiology, neutralization, respiratory infection, seroprevalence, viruses, Adult, Aging, Antibodies, Neutralizing, Antibodies, Viral, Child, Child, Preschool, Enterovirus D, Human, Enterovirus Infections, Female, Humans, Incidence, Infant, Male, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Time Factors

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