title: Low-level Circulation of Enterovirus D68-Associated Acute Respiratory Infections, Germany, 2014.
abstract: We used physician sentinel surveillance to identify 25 (7.7%) mild to severe infections with enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) in children and adults among 325 outpatients with acute respiratory infections in Germany during August-October 2014. Results suggested low-level circulation of enterovirus D68 in Germany. Viruses were characterized by sequencing viral protein (VP) 1 and VP4/VP2 genomic regions.
authors.forename: Janine
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reiche
authors.forename: Sindy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Böttcher
authors.forename: Sabine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Diedrich
authors.forename: Udo
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Buchholz
authors.forename: Silke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Buda
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Haas
authors.forename: Brunhilde
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schweiger
authors.forename: Thorsten
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wolff
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D030016:Enterovirus D, Human / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004769:Enterovirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000266:history / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D005814:Genes, Viral; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010802:Phylogeny; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000266:history / Q000821:virology*; D012621:Seasons; D019562:Viral Load; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: EV-D68; Germany; enterovirus; enterovirus D68; influenza-like illness; respiratory infections; sentinel surveillance; viruses