This case report highlights the potential aetiological role of EV-D68 in severe neurological disease, specifically acute flaccid paralysis, in Europe.
Human enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) is known to be associated with mild to severe respiratory infections. Recent reports in the United States and Canada of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) in children with detection of EV-D68 in respiratory samples have raised concerns about the aetiological role of this EV type in severe neurological disease. This case study is the first report of AFP following EV-D68 infection in Europe.
Lang et al. (Thu,) studied this question.