Clusters of acute respiratory illness associated with human enterovirus 68--Asia, Europe, and United States, 2008-2010.

T Imamura, A Suzuki, A Meijer… - MMWR: Morbidity & …, 2011 - search.ebscohost.com
T Imamura, A Suzuki, A Meijer, HGM Niesters, JC Rahamat-Langendoen, J Lojo…
MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, 2011search.ebscohost.com
The article focuses on the prevalence of acute respiratory illness related to human
enterovirus 68 (HEV68) in Asia, Europe and the US from 2008-2010, which included fatal
cases from the Philippines and Japan. It is in the Philippine's Eastern Visayas that an
outbreak of HEV68 was seen in late October 2008, which affected 21 patients who were
mostly 0-4 years old. In Arizona, the state Department of Health Services detected HEV68 in
5 patients from August-September 2010.
Abstract
The article focuses on the prevalence of acute respiratory illness related to human enterovirus 68 (HEV68) in Asia, Europe and the US from 2008-2010, which included fatal cases from the Philippines and Japan. It is in the Philippine's Eastern Visayas that an outbreak of HEV68 was seen in late October 2008, which affected 21 patients who were mostly 0-4 years old. In Arizona, the state Department of Health Services detected HEV68 in 5 patients from August-September 2010.
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