11/Nov/2021
Kimberley SM Benschop1 , Jan Albert2,3 , Andres Anton4 , Cristina Andrés4 , Maitane Aranzamendi5 , Brynja Armannsdóttir6, Jean-Luc Bailly7,8 , Fausto Baldanti9,10 , Guðrún Erna Baldvinsdóttir6 , Stuart Beard11 , Natasa Berginc12 , Sindy Böttcher13 , Soile Blomqvist14 , Laura Bubba15 , Cristina Calvo16 , Maria Cabrerizo17 , Annalisa Cavallero18 , Cristina Celma11 , Ferruccio Ceriotti19 , Inês Costa20 , Simon Cottrell21 , Margarita del Cuerpo22 , Jonathan Dean23 , Jennifer L Dembinski24 , Sabine Diedrich13 , Javier Diez-Domingo25 , DagnyHaug Dorenberg24 , Erwin Duizer1 , Robert Dyrdak2,3 , Diana Fanti26 , Agnes Farkas27 , Susan Feeney28 , Jacky Flipse29 , Cillian De Gascun23 , Cristina Galli15 , Irina Georgieva30 , Laura Gifford21 , Raquel Guiomar20 , Mario Hönemann31 , Niina Ikonen14 , Marion Jeannoël32 , Laurence Josset32 , Kathrin Keeren33 , F Xavier López-Labrador25,34 , Melanie Maier31 , James McKenna28 , Adam Meijer1 , Beatriz Mengual-Chuliá25 , Sofie E Midgley35 , Audrey Mirand7,8 , Milagrosa Montes5 , Catherine Moore21 , Ursula Morley23 , Jean-Luc Murk36 , Lubomira Nikolaeva-Glomb30 , Sanela Numanovic24 , Massimo Oggioni19 , Paula Palminha20 , Elena Pariani15 , Laura Pellegrinelli15 , Antonio Piralla9 , Corinna Pietsch31 , Luis Piñeiro5 , Núria Rabella22 , Petra Rainetova37 , Sara Colonia Uceda Renteria19 , María P Romero15 , Marijke Reynders37 , Lieuwe Roorda39 , Carita Savolainen-Kopra14 , Isabelle Schuffenecker32 , Aysa Soynova30 , Caroline MA Swanink29 , Tina Ursic40 , Jaco J Verweij36 , Jorgina Vila41 , Tytti Vuorinen42 , Peter Simmonds43 , Thea K Fischer44,45,* , Heli Harvala46,47,*
Abstract
We report a rapid increase in enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) infections, with 139 cases reported from eight European countries between 31 July and 14 October 2021. This upsurge is in line with the seasonality of EV-D68 and was presumably stimulated by the widespread reopening after COVID-19 lockdown. Most cases were identified in September, but more are to be expected in the coming months. Reinforcement of clinical awareness, diagnostic capacities and surveillance of EV-D68 is urgently needed in Europe.
Table 1
Details for 36 institutions reporting to this study and number of EV-D68 cases identified via their enterovirus and EV-D68 surveillance systems, 18 European countries, 1 January–14 October 2021 (n = 139 cases) ...
Kimberley SM Benschop1 , Jan Albert2,3 , Andres Anton4 , Cristina Andrés4 , Maitane Aranzamendi5 , Brynja Armannsdóttir6, Jean-Luc Bailly7,8 , Fausto Baldanti9,10 , Guðrún Erna Baldvinsdóttir6 , Stuart Beard11 , Natasa Berginc12 , Sindy Böttcher13 , Soile Blomqvist14 , Laura Bubba15 , Cristina Calvo16 , Maria Cabrerizo17 , Annalisa Cavallero18 , Cristina Celma11 , Ferruccio Ceriotti19 , Inês Costa20 , Simon Cottrell21 , Margarita del Cuerpo22 , Jonathan Dean23 , Jennifer L Dembinski24 , Sabine Diedrich13 , Javier Diez-Domingo25 , DagnyHaug Dorenberg24 , Erwin Duizer1 , Robert Dyrdak2,3 , Diana Fanti26 , Agnes Farkas27 , Susan Feeney28 , Jacky Flipse29 , Cillian De Gascun23 , Cristina Galli15 , Irina Georgieva30 , Laura Gifford21 , Raquel Guiomar20 , Mario Hönemann31 , Niina Ikonen14 , Marion Jeannoël32 , Laurence Josset32 , Kathrin Keeren33 , F Xavier López-Labrador25,34 , Melanie Maier31 , James McKenna28 , Adam Meijer1 , Beatriz Mengual-Chuliá25 , Sofie E Midgley35 , Audrey Mirand7,8 , Milagrosa Montes5 , Catherine Moore21 , Ursula Morley23 , Jean-Luc Murk36 , Lubomira Nikolaeva-Glomb30 , Sanela Numanovic24 , Massimo Oggioni19 , Paula Palminha20 , Elena Pariani15 , Laura Pellegrinelli15 , Antonio Piralla9 , Corinna Pietsch31 , Luis Piñeiro5 , Núria Rabella22 , Petra Rainetova37 , Sara Colonia Uceda Renteria19 , María P Romero15 , Marijke Reynders37 , Lieuwe Roorda39 , Carita Savolainen-Kopra14 , Isabelle Schuffenecker32 , Aysa Soynova30 , Caroline MA Swanink29 , Tina Ursic40 , Jaco J Verweij36 , Jorgina Vila41 , Tytti Vuorinen42 , Peter Simmonds43 , Thea K Fischer44,45,* , Heli Harvala46,47,*
Abstract
We report a rapid increase in enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) infections, with 139 cases reported from eight European countries between 31 July and 14 October 2021. This upsurge is in line with the seasonality of EV-D68 and was presumably stimulated by the widespread reopening after COVID-19 lockdown. Most cases were identified in September, but more are to be expected in the coming months. Reinforcement of clinical awareness, diagnostic capacities and surveillance of EV-D68 is urgently needed in Europe.
Table 1
Details for 36 institutions reporting to this study and number of EV-D68 cases identified via their enterovirus and EV-D68 surveillance systems, 18 European countries, 1 January–14 October 2021 (n = 139 cases) ...