Circulation of Enterovirus D68 during Period of Increased Influenza-Like Illness, Maryland, USA, 2021

Abstract

We report enterovirus D68 circulation in Maryland, USA, during September–October 2021, which was associated with a spike in influenza-like illness. The characterized enterovirus D68 genomes clustered within the B3 subclade that circulated in 2018 in Europe and the United States.

Keywords

• enterovirus D68
• enterovirus
• EV-D68
• viruses
• respiratory infections
• Maryland