Emergence of divergent enterovirus (EV) D68 sub-clade D1 strains, northern Italy, September to October 2018.

Emergence of divergent enterovirus (EV) D68 sub-clade D1 strains, northern Italy, September to October 2018.
Euro Surveill. 2019 Feb;24(7):
Authors: Pellegrinelli L, Giardina F, Lunghi G, Uceda Renteria SC, Greco L, Fratini A, Galli C, Piralla A, Binda S, Pariani E, Baldanti F
Abstract
Between September and October 2018, an enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) outbreak occurred in patients hospitalised with severe acute respiratory infection in northern Italy; 21 laboratory-confirmed cases were reported. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that 16/20 of the EV-D68 sequences belonged to a divergent group within the sub-clade D1. Since its upsurge, EV-D68 has undergone rapid evolution with the emergence of new viral variants, emphasising the need for molecular surveillance that include outpatients with respiratory illness.
PMID: 30782269 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Euro Surveill - February 1, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Pellegrinelli L, Giardina F, Lunghi G, Uceda Renteria SC, Greco L, Fratini A, Galli C, Piralla A, Binda S, Pariani E, Baldanti F Tags: Euro Surveill Source Type: research