Enterovirus D68 Subclade B3 in Children with Acute Flaccid Paralysis in West Africa, 2016

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Fall, Amary ; Ndiaye, Ndack ; Messacar, Kevin ; Kebe, Ousmane ; Jallow, Mamadou Malado ; Harouna, Hamid ; Kiori, Davy Evrard ; Sy, Sara ; Goudiaby, Déborah ; Dia, Mohamed ; Niang, Mbayame Ndiaye ; Ndiaye, Kader ; Dia, Ndongo
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• Description:
  We tested for enterovirus D68 in fecal samples collected during June-September 2016 from 567 patients with acute flaccid paralysis in 7 West Africa nations. Children <5 years old comprised 64.3% of enterovirus D68 positive patients. Our findings emphasize the need for active surveillance for acute flaccid myelitis.
• Subjects:
  • Central Nervous System Viral Diseases
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Enterovirus D, Human
  • Enterovirus Infections
  • Enterovirus
  • Humans
  • Myelitis
  • Neuromuscular Diseases
  • Paralysis
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 26(9):2227-2230
• Pubmed ID:
  32818390
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7454047
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Africa, Western
• Volume:
  26
• Issue:
  9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/92998/cdc_92998_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.38 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f384388fcd31aca3a1d75bb7bedb8e7948ca8ac5603e7418706e727df9187cff