Abstract
We used physician sentinel surveillance to identify 25 (7.7%) mild to severe infections with enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) in children and adults among 325 outpatients with acute respiratory infections in Germany during August-October 2014. Results suggested low-level circulation of enterovirus D68 in Germany. Viruses were characterized by sequencing viral protein (VP) 1 and VP4/VP2 genomic regions.
Keywords:
EV-D68; Germany; enterovirus; enterovirus D68; influenza-like illness; respiratory infections; sentinel surveillance; viruses.
MeSH terms
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Acute Disease
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Adolescent
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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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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 / history
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Enterovirus Infections / virology*
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Female
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Genes, Viral
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Germany / epidemiology
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History, 21st Century
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Phylogeny
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Population Surveillance
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Respiratory Tract Infections / epidemiology*
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Respiratory Tract Infections / history
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Respiratory Tract Infections / virology*
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Seasons
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Viral Load*
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Young Adult