Enterovirus 68 in Children with Acute Respiratory Tract Infections, Osaka, Japan

Abstract

Enterovirus 68 strains were detected in 14 specimens from children with respiratory tract infections and 1 specimen from a child with febrile convulsions during 2010 in Osaka, Japan. These strains had deletions in the 5′ untranslated region and were genetically different from reported strains. This virus is associated with respiratory tract infections in Japan.

Keywords

• Enterovirus 68
• enterovirus
• viruses
• acute respiratory tract infections
• febrile convulsions
• respiratory infections