Enterovirus D68 Outbreak in Children, Finland, August-September 2022



: Ville Peltola, Österback Riikka, Waris Matti, Ivaska Lauri, Tähtinen Paula A., Laine Miia, Vuorinen Tytti

Publisher: CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION

: 2023

: Emerging Infectious Diseases

: EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES

: EMERG INFECT DIS

: 29

: 6

: 1258

: 1261

: 4

: 1080-6040

: 1080-6059

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2906.221795

: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10202852/


We observed an intense enterovirus D68 outbreak in children in southwest Finland in August-September 2022. We confirmed enterovirus D68 infection in 56 children hospitalized for respiratory illnesses and in 1 child with encephalitis but were not able to test all sus-pected patients. Continuing surveillance for enterovirus D68 is needed.



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