The report identifies and provides genomic sequences for Enterovirus D68 strains responsible for the 2014 severe respiratory disease outbreak in the US.
Enables genomic surveillance of EV-D68 outbreaks; leaves open questions on pathogenesis and prevention.
Clusters of severe respiratory disease in the United States were reported to the CDC beginning in August 2014. Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) was identified from 83% (30/36) of initial severe cases. Investigations in August and September found severe EV-D68 cases to be widespread across the United States. We report seven EV-D68 genomes from the outbreak.
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