Outbreak of lower respiratory tract illness associated with human enterovirus 68 among American Indian children.
Human enterovirus 68 (EV68) infections are rarely reported. We describe a respiratory outbreak associated with EV68 among 18 children admitted to a remote Indian Health Service facility during August 11, 2010 through September 14, 2010. Clinical illness was characterized by pneumonia and wheezing. EV68 should be considered as an etiology in outbreaks of lower respiratory tract illness.
Division of Epidemiology and Disease Prevention, Indian Health Service, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. fce1@cdc.gov
Lara M
LM
Jacobson
John T
JT
Redd
Eileen
E
Schneider
Xiaoyan
X
Lu
Shur-Wern W
SW
Chern
M Steven
MS
Oberste
Dean D
DD
Erdman
Gayle E
GE
Fischer
Gregory L
GL
Armstrong
Maja
M
Kodani
Jennifer
J
Montoya
Julie M
JM
Magri
James E
JE
Cheek
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004770:Enterovirus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004769:Enterovirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*