Tag Archive for PRO/EDR> Human enterovirus D68 – Netherlands: acute flaccid myelitis
PRO/EDR> Human enterovirus D68 – Netherlands: acute flaccid myelitis
Enterovirus 68 -- NetherlandsIn June and July 2016, we identified 8 adults and 17 children with respiratory enterovirus D68 infections. 13 children required intensive care unit admission because of respiratory insufficiency, and one had concomitant acute flaccid myelitis [AFM]. Phylogenetic analysis showed that all of 20 sequences obtained belong to the recently described clade B3. This upsurge could indicate an active EV-D68 season, as highlighted by the epidemiologic curve, with a potential increase Read more [...]
