Abstract
In June and July 2016, we identified 8 adults and 17 children with respiratory enterovirus D68 infections. Thirteen children required intensive care unit admission because of respiratory insufficiency, and 1 had concomitant acute flaccid myelitis. Phylogenetic analysis showed that all of 20 sequences obtained belong to the recently described clade B3.
Keywords:
EV-D68; enterovirus; flaccid quadriplegia; infectious disease outbreaks; infectious myelitis; respiratory insufficiency; the Netherlands; viruses.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Enterovirus D, Human / classification*
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Enterovirus D, Human / genetics
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Enterovirus D, Human / isolation & purification
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Enterovirus Infections / epidemiology*
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Enterovirus Infections / transmission
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Enterovirus Infections / virology
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Humans
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Incidence
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Infant
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Intensive Care Units, Pediatric
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Middle Aged
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Netherlands / epidemiology
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Phylogeny*
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Respiratory Tract Infections / epidemiology*
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Respiratory Tract Infections / transmission
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Respiratory Tract Infections / virology
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Viral Proteins / genetics*