Increase in Enterovirus D68 Infections in Young Children, United Kingdom, 2006-2016.
Authors: Kamau E, Harvala H, Blomqvist S, Nguyen D, Horby P, Pebody R, Simmonds P
Publication year: 2019
Journal: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Journal name in source: Emerging infectious diseases
Journal acronym: Emerg Infect Dis
Volume: 25
Issue: 6
First page : 1200
Last page: 1203
ISSN: 1080-6040
eISSN: 1080-6059
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2506.181759
Abstract
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.
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.
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