Circulation of Enterovirus D68 during Period of Increased Influenza-Like Illness, Maryland, USA, 2021
Amary Fall, Nicholas Gallagher, C. Paul Morris, Julie M. Norton, Andrew Pekosz, Eili Klein, Heba H. Mostafa
Abstract
We report enterovirus D68 circulation in Maryland, USA, during September-October 2021, which was associated with a spike in influenza-like illness. The characterized enterovirus D68 genomes clustered within the B3 subclade that circulated in 2018 in Europe and the United States.
Topics & Concepts
SubcladeEnterovirusVirologyMedicineInfluenza-like illnessBiologyVirusCladePhylogenetic treeGeneticsGeneViral Infections and Immunology ResearchViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyCytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research