Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jul 2019)

Low Circulation of Subclade A1 Enterovirus D68 Strains in Senegal during 2014 North America Outbreak

  • Amary Fall,
  • Mamadou Malado Jallow,
  • Ousmane Kebe,
  • Davy Evrard Kiori,
  • Sara Sy,
  • Déborah Goudiaby,
  • Cheikh Saad Bouh Boye,
  • Mbayame Ndiaye Niang,
  • Ndongo Dia

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2507.181441
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 25, no. 7
pp. 1404 – 1407

Abstract

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To retrospectively investigate enterovirus D68 circulation in Senegal during the 2014 US outbreak, we retrieved specimens from 708 persons, mostly children, who had acute respiratory symptoms during September–December 2014. Enterovirus D68 was detected in 14 children (2.1%); most cases occurred in October. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that all strains clustered within subclade A1.

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