Low-level Circulation of Enterovirus D68-Associated Acute Respiratory Infections, Germany, 2014

Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 May;21(5):837-41. doi: 10.3201/eid2105.141900.

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.

Publication types

  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Enterovirus D, Human / classification*
  • Enterovirus D, Human / genetics
  • Enterovirus D, Human / isolation & purification
  • Enterovirus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Enterovirus Infections / history
  • Enterovirus Infections / virology*
  • Female
  • Genes, Viral
  • Germany / epidemiology
  • History, 21st Century
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Phylogeny
  • Population Surveillance
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / epidemiology*
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / history
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / virology*
  • Seasons
  • Viral Load*
  • Young Adult