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Screening of 130 respiratory samples in Denmark detected 14 cases of enterovirus D68, with no instances of acute flaccid paralysis despite >98% nucleotide identity with AFP-associated strains.
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The study confirms the presence of EV-D68 in Denmark associated with respiratory symptoms but not acute flaccid paralysis.
From June 2014 through February 2015, respiratory samples from 130 Danish patients were screened for enterovirus D68 (EV-D68). Fourteen EV-D68 cases were detected, of which 12 presented with respiratory symptoms, and eight had known underlying disease. The median age of EV-D68 cases was three years (interquartile range: 0–30 years). Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) was not detected although Danish EV-D68 strains showed > 98% nt identity with EV-D68-strains from AFP cases from the United States and France.
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Midgley et al. (2015) conducted an observational in Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) infection (n=130). Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) was evaluated on Detection of EV-D68 and acute flaccid paralysis (AFP). Screening of 130 respiratory samples in Denmark detected 14 cases of enterovirus D68, with no instances of acute flaccid paralysis despite >98% nucleotide identity with AFP-associated strains.
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