Enterovirus D68 Outbreak in Children, Finland, August-September 2022

We observed an intense enterovirus D68 outbreak in children in southwest Finland in August-September 2022. We confirmed enterovirus D68 infection in 56 children hospitalized for respiratory illnesses and in 1 child with encephalitis but were not able to test all suspected patients. Continuing survei...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2023-06, Vol.29 (6), p.1258-1261
Hauptverfasser:	Peltola, Ville, Österback, Riikka, Waris, Matti, Ivaska, Lauri, Tähtinen, Paula A, Laine, Miia, Vuorinen, Tytti
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Asthma Causes of Cerebrospinal fluid Child children Children & youth Communicable diseases in children COVID-19 vaccines Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Encephalitis Enterovirus Enterovirus D, Human - genetics Enterovirus diseases Enterovirus Infections - epidemiology Epidemics EV-D68 Finland Finland - epidemiology Hospitalization Humans Illnesses Infant Infections Infectious diseases Influenza Intensive care Laboratories Nervous system Outbreaks Pediatric research Pediatrics Pneumonia Respiratory diseases Respiratory syncytial virus respiratory tract infection Respiratory Tract Infections - epidemiology Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Statistics Teenagers Viruses wheezing
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Zusammenfassung:	We observed an intense enterovirus D68 outbreak in children in southwest Finland in August-September 2022. We confirmed enterovirus D68 infection in 56 children hospitalized for respiratory illnesses and in 1 child with encephalitis but were not able to test all suspected patients. Continuing surveillance for enterovirus D68 is needed.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2906.221795