Open AccessSeven Strains of Enterovirus D68 Detected in the United States during the 2014 Severe Respiratory Disease Outbreak
Author(s) -
Betty A. Brown,
W. Allan Nix,
Monish Sheth,
Michael Frace,
M. Steven Oberste
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
genome announcements
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2169-8287
DOI - 10.1128/genomea.01201-14
Subject(s) - outbreak , enterovirus , disease , respiratory system , virology , biology , medicine , virus
Clusters of severe respiratory disease in the United States were reported to the CDC beginning in August 2014. Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) was identified from 83% (30/36) of initial severe cases. Investigations in August and September found severe EV-D68 cases to be widespread across the United States. We report seven EV-D68 genomes from the outbreak.
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