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Re-emergence of enterovirus D68 in Europe after easing the COVID-19 lockdown, September 2021.

Benschop, Kimberley Sm; Albert, Jan; Anton, Andres; Andrés, Cristina; Aranzamendi, Maitane; Armannsdóttir, Brynja; Bailly, Jean-Luc; Baldanti, Fausto; Baldvinsdóttir, Guðrún Erna; Beard, Stuart; Berginc, Natasa; Böttcher, Sindy; Blomqvist, Soile; Bubba, Laura; Calvo, Cristina; Cabrerizo, Maria; Cavallero, Annalisa; Celma, Cristina; Ceriotti, Ferruccio; Costa, Inês; Cottrell, Simon; Del Cuerpo, Margarita; Dean, Jonathan; Dembinski, Jennifer L; Diedrich, Sabine; Diez-Domingo, Javier; Dorenberg, DagnyHaug; Duizer, Erwin; Dyrdak, Robert; Fanti, Diana; Farkas, Agnes; Feeney, Susan; Flipse, Jacky; De Gascun, Cillian; Galli, Cristina; Georgieva, Irina; Gifford, Laura; Guiomar, Raquel; Hönemann, Mario; Ikonen, Niina; Jeannoël, Marion; Josset, Laurence; Keeren, Kathrin; López-Labrador, F Xavier; Maier, Melanie; McKenna, James; Meijer, Adam; Mengual-Chuliá, Beatriz; Midgley, Sofie E; Mirand, Audrey.

Euro Surveill ; 26(45)2021 Nov.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34763750

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We report a rapid increase in enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) infections, with 139 cases reported from eight European countries between 31 July and 14 October 2021. This upsurge is in line with the seasonality of EV-D68 and was presumably stimulated by the widespread reopening after COVID-19 lockdown. Most cases were identified in September, but more are to be expected in the coming months. Reinforcement of clinical awareness, diagnostic capacities and surveillance of EV-D68 is urgently needed in Europe.

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COVID-19 , Enterovirus D, Human , Enterovirus Infections , Enterovirus , Myelitis , Respiratory Tract Infections , Communicable Disease Control , Disease Outbreaks , Enterovirus D, Human/genetics , Enterovirus Infections/diagnosis , Enterovirus Infections/epidemiology , Europe/epidemiology , Humans , Myelitis/epidemiology , SARS-CoV-2

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