Hidden truths of enteroviruses
(Source: ScienceNOW)
Source: ScienceNOW - August 23, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Ash, C. Tags: Epidemiology twis Source Type: news

How Common is Recurrent Kawasaki Disease?
Discussion Kawasaki Disease (KD) was first described in 1967 by Dr. Tomisaku Kawasaki, and since has been identified world-wide. It is an acute, self-limited, febrile illness seen usually in children < 5 years. In North America the incidence is ~25/100,000 children < 5 years. Highest prevalence is seen in Asian children, particularly those of Japanese ancestry. Males are more common than females (~1.5:1). In Japan, case fatality rate is < 0.1%. The cause is not identified although strong data suggests an interaction between infectious agents and genetic susceptibility. KD is a clinical diagnosis as is recurrent K...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - July 16, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

Enterovirus and Parechovirus Surveillance -- US, 2014-2016 Enterovirus and Parechovirus Surveillance -- US, 2014-2016
This report aimed to characterize the types and prevalence of enterovirus and parechovirus infections in the US, which are associated with various diseases including hand, foot, and mouth disease.Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 30, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Journal Article Source Type: news

Enterovirus and Parechovirus Surveillance — United States, 2014–2016
(Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - May 10, 2018 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Enterovirus and Parechovirus Surveillance - United States, 2014-2016
During 2014-2016, reports of EV and PeV peaked in summer and early fall. Enterovirus D68 was the most frequently reported type (56%); echovirus 30, coxsackievirus A6, echovirus 18, and coxsackievirus B3 were also frequently reported. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - May 10, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Children's Colorado doctors conclude EV-D68 likely cause of acute flaccid myelitis
(Children's Hospital Colorado) A team of doctors and scientists from the US and Europe led by Kevin Messacar, MD, an infectious disease specialist from Children's Hospital Colorado (Children's Colorado), has found that Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) is a likely cause of Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), a rare illness that affects the nervous system of children. The research was published late Friday, Feb. 23 in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - February 26, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Virus shown to be likely cause of mystery polio-like illness
(University of New South Wales) A major review by UNSW Sydney medical researchers has identified strong evidence that a virus called Enterovirus D68 is the cause of a mystery polio-like illness that has paralysed children in the US, Canada and Europe. The study is published in the journal Eurosurveillance. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 22, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Diabetes symptoms: Could THIS vaccine PREVENT the condition?
DIABETES could be prevented by having an enterovirus vaccine - a jab to prevent one of the most common viruses affecting humans - scientists have claimed. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 21, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Acute Respiratory Illness Due to EV - D68 Increased in Late Summer 2022
Increase seen in percentage of positive rhinovirus/enterovirus test results and in percentage of positive EV - D68 test results in children (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - October 12, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Infections, Neurology, Nursing, Pediatrics, Pulmonology, Emergency Medicine, Journal, Source Type: news

Enterovirus D68: How can I protect my child?
(Source: MayoClinic.com - Ask a Specialist)
Source: MayoClinic.com - Ask a Specialist - September 12, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Still No Cause Found for Mysterious Paralysis in Children
(MedPage Today) -- Several, but not all, patients tested positive for enterovirus (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - August 10, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news

Diabetes vaccine entering human testing could also prevent the common cold
A diabetes vaccine based on enteroviruses and ready to enter clinical trials could immunise against other ailments like the common cold.&nbsp;Newsweek (Source: Society for Endocrinology)
Source: Society for Endocrinology - July 25, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news

Provention Bio evaluates vaccine to prevent onset of T1D
Provention Bio said today that it licensed an enterovirus vaccine platform that it plans to evaluate as a way to prevent the onset of Type I diabetes by vaccinating against infection by a coxsackievirus B pathogen. Previous work has shown that CVB infection could be responsible for 50% of Type I diabetes cases worldwide, according to the Lebanon, N.J.-based company. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News. The post Provention Bio evaluates vaccine to prevent onset of T1D appeared first on MassDevice. (Source: Mass Device)
Source: Mass Device - July 18, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Sarah Faulkner Tags: Clinical Trials Diabetes Pharmaceuticals Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) proventionbio Source Type: news

$420,000 grant funds study on polio-like virus
(Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso) Haoquan Wu, Ph.D., has received a two-year, $420,000 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) to study Enterovirus 71 (EV71), a relatively new virus that has been compared to polio. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - February 21, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Researchers shed light on how viruses enter the intestine
(University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences) Researchers use 'mini-gut' model to show how enteroviruses invade the intestine. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - January 30, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news