Eurosurv. Re-emergence of enterovirus D68 in Europe after easing the COVID-19 lockdown, September 2021

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• Kimberley SM Benschop[SUP]1[/SUP] , Jan Albert[SUP]2,3[/SUP] , Andres Anton[SUP]4[/SUP] , Cristina Andrés[SUP]4[/SUP] , Maitane Aranzamendi[SUP]5[/SUP] , Brynja Armannsdóttir[SUP]6[/SUP] , Jean-Luc Bailly[SUP]7,8[/SUP] , Fausto Baldanti[SUP]9,10[/SUP] , Guðrún Erna Baldvinsdóttir[SUP]6[/SUP] , Stuart Beard[SUP]11[/SUP] , Natasa Berginc[SUP]12[/SUP] , Sindy Böttcher[SUP]13[/SUP] , Soile Blomqvist[SUP]14[/SUP] , Laura Bubba[SUP]15[/SUP] , Cristina Calvo[SUP]16[/SUP] , Maria Cabrerizo[SUP]17[/SUP] , Annalisa Cavallero[SUP]18[/SUP] , Cristina Celma[SUP]11[/SUP] , Ferruccio Ceriotti[SUP]19[/SUP] , Inês Costa[SUP]20[/SUP] , Simon Cottrell[SUP]21[/SUP] , Margarita del Cuerpo[SUP]22[/SUP] , Jonathan Dean[SUP]23[/SUP] , Jennifer L Dembinski[SUP]24[/SUP] , Sabine Diedrich[SUP]13[/SUP] , Javier Diez-Domingo[SUP]25[/SUP] , DagnyHaug Dorenberg[SUP]24[/SUP] , Erwin Duizer[SUP]1[/SUP] , Robert Dyrdak[SUP]2,3[/SUP] , Diana Fanti[SUP]26[/SUP] , Agnes Farkas[SUP]27[/SUP] , Susan Feeney[SUP]28[/SUP] , Jacky Flipse[SUP]29[/SUP] , Cillian De Gascun[SUP]23[/SUP] , Cristina Galli[SUP]15[/SUP] , Irina Georgieva[SUP]30[/SUP] , Laura Gifford[SUP]21[/SUP] , Raquel Guiomar[SUP]20[/SUP] , Mario Hönemann[SUP]31[/SUP] , Niina Ikonen[SUP]14[/SUP] , Marion Jeannoël[SUP]32[/SUP] , Laurence Josset[SUP]32[/SUP] , Kathrin Keeren[SUP]33[/SUP] , F Xavier López-Labrador[SUP]25,34[/SUP] , Melanie Maier[SUP]31[/SUP] , James McKenna[SUP]28[/SUP] , Adam Meijer[SUP]1[/SUP] , Beatriz Mengual-Chuliá[SUP]25[/SUP] , Sofie E Midgley[SUP]35[/SUP] , Audrey Mirand[SUP]7,8[/SUP] , Milagrosa Montes[SUP]5[/SUP] , Catherine Moore[SUP]21[/SUP] , Ursula Morley[SUP]23[/SUP] , Jean-Luc Murk[SUP]36[/SUP] , Lubomira Nikolaeva-Glomb[SUP]30[/SUP] , Sanela Numanovic[SUP]24[/SUP] , Massimo Oggioni[SUP]19[/SUP] , Paula Palminha[SUP]20[/SUP] , Elena Pariani[SUP]15[/SUP] , Laura Pellegrinelli[SUP]15[/SUP] , Antonio Piralla[SUP]9[/SUP] , Corinna Pietsch[SUP]31[/SUP] , Luis Piñeiro[SUP]5[/SUP] , Núria Rabella[SUP]22[/SUP] , Petra Rainetova[SUP]37[/SUP] , Sara Colonia Uceda Renteria[SUP]19[/SUP] , María P Romero[SUP]15[/SUP] , Marijke Reynders[SUP]37[/SUP] , Lieuwe Roorda[SUP]39[/SUP] , Carita Savolainen-Kopra[SUP]14[/SUP] , Isabelle Schuffenecker[SUP]32[/SUP] , Aysa Soynova[SUP]30[/SUP] , Caroline MA Swanink[SUP]29[/SUP] , Tina Ursic[SUP]40[/SUP] , Jaco J Verweij[SUP]36[/SUP] , Jorgina Vila[SUP]41[/SUP] , Tytti Vuorinen[SUP]42[/SUP] , Peter Simmonds[SUP]43[/SUP] , Thea K Fischer[SUP]44,45,*[/SUP] , Heli Harvala[SUP]46,47,*[/SUP]

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.

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