Eurosurv. Enhanced laboratory surveillance of respiratory infection disclosed the rapid rise of enterovirus D68 cases, northern Italy, August to Septe

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• Elena Pariani[SUP]1,*[/SUP] , Antonio Piralla[SUP]2,*[/SUP] , Laura Pellegrinelli[SUP]1[/SUP] , Federica Giardina[SUP]3[/SUP] , Vincenzo Navobi Porrello[SUP]4[/SUP] , Greta Romano[SUP]2[/SUP] , Cristina Galli[SUP]1[/SUP] , Laura Sandri[SUP]1[/SUP] , Guglielmo Ferrari[SUP]2[/SUP] , Sandro Binda[SUP]1[/SUP] , Luigi Vezzosi[SUP]5[/SUP] , Gabriele Del Castillo[SUP]5[/SUP] , Sabrina Buoro[SUP]5[/SUP] , Danilo Cereda[SUP]5[/SUP] , Fausto Baldanti[SUP]2,3[/SUP] , Respiratory viruses pandemic preparedness group Lombardy[SUP]6[/SUP]

We report a considerable increase in enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) cases since July 2024, culminating in an ongoing outbreak of acute respiratory infections in northern Italy, accounting for nearly 90% of all enterovirus infections. The outbreak was identified by community- and hospital-based surveillance systems, detecting EV-D68 in individuals with mild-to-severe respiratory infections. These strains belonged to B3 and a divergent A2 lineage. An increase in adult cases was observed. Enhanced surveillance and molecular characterisation of EV-D68 across Europe are needed.
https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.41.2400645#html_fulltext
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