Low Circulation of Subclade A1 Enterovirus D68 Strains in Senegal during 2014 North America Outbreak

Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Jul;25(7):1404-1407. doi: 10.3201/eid2507.181441.

Abstract

To retrospectively investigate enterovirus D68 circulation in Senegal during the 2014 US outbreak, we retrieved specimens from 708 persons, mostly children, who had acute respiratory symptoms during September-December 2014. Enterovirus D68 was detected in 14 children (2.1%); most cases occurred in October. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that all strains clustered within subclade A1.

Keywords: ARI; EV-D68; ILI; SARI; Senegal; enterovirus; outbreak; respiratory infections; surveillance; viruses.

Publication types

  • Historical Article
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • DNA, Viral
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Enterovirus D, Human / classification*
  • Enterovirus D, Human / genetics*
  • Enterovirus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Enterovirus Infections / history
  • Enterovirus Infections / virology*
  • Female
  • Genotype
  • History, 21st Century
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Phylogeny
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Seasons
  • Senegal / epidemiology
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Viral Load*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • DNA, Viral