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Enterovirus D68 epidemic, UK, 2018, was caused by subclades B3 and D1, predominantly in children and adults, respectively, with both subclades exhibiting extensive genetic diversity.
Microbial genomics - 1 May 2022
Howson-Wells Hannah C, Tsoleridis Theocharis, Zainuddin Izzah, Tarr Alexander W, Irving William L, Ball Jonathan K, Berry Louise, Clark Gemma, McClure C Patrick
Abstract excerpt
Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) has recently been identified in biennial epidemics coinciding with diagnoses of non-polio acute flaccid paralysis/myelitis (AFP/AFM). We investigated the prevalence, genetic relatedness and associated clinical features of EV-D68 in 193 EV-positive samples from 193 patients in late 2018, UK. EV-D68 was detected in 83 (58 %) of 143 confirmed EV-positive samples. Sequencing and phylogenetic...
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