Re-emergence of enterovirus D68 in Europe after easing the COVID-19 lockdown, September 2021

Kimberley S.M. Benschop; Jan Albert; Andres Anton; Cristina Andres; Maitane Aranzamendi; Brynja Armannsdottir; Jean Luc Bailly; Fausto Baldanti; Gudrun Erna Baldvinsdottir; Stuart Beard; Natasa Berginc; Sindy Bottcher; Soile Blomqvist; Laura Bubba; Cristina Calvo; Maria Cabrerizo; Annalisa Cavallero; Cristina Celma; Ferruccio Ceriotti; Ines Costa; Simon Cottrell; Margarita Del Cuerpo; Jonathan Dean; Jennifer L. Dembinski; Sabine Diedrich; Javier Diez-Domingo; Dagny Haug Dorenberg; Erwin Duizer; Robert Dyrdak; Diana Fanti; Agnes Farkas; Susan Feeney; Jacky Flipse; Cillian De Gascun; Cristina Galli; Irina Georgieva; Laura Gifford; Raquel Guiomar; Mario Honemann; Niina Ikonen; Marion Jeannoel; Laurence Josset; Kathrin Keeren; F. Xavier Lopez-Labrador; Melanie Maier; James McKenna; Adam Meijer; Beatriz Mengual-Chulia; Sofie E. Midgley; Audrey Mirand; Milagrosa Montes; Catherine Moore; Ursula Morley; Jean Luc Murk; Lubomira Nikolaeva-Glomb; Sanela Numanovic; Massimo Oggioni; Paula Palminha; Elena Pariani; Laura Pellegrinelli; Antonio Piralla; Corinna Pietsch; Luis Pineiro; Nuria Rabella; Petra Rainetova; Sara Colonia Uceda Renteria; Maria P. Romero; Marijke Reynders; Lieuwe Roorda; Carita Savolainen-Kopra; Isabelle Schuffenecker; Aysa Soynova; Caroline MA Swanink; Tina Ursic; Jaco J. Verweij; Jorgina Vila; Tytti Vuorinen; Peter Simmonds; Thea K. Fischer; Heli Harvala

doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.45.2100998

Re-emergence of enterovirus D68 in Europe after easing the COVID-19 lockdown, September 2021

Kimberley S.M. Benschop^*, Jan Albert, Andres Anton, Cristina Andres, Maitane Aranzamendi, Brynja Armannsdottir, Jean Luc Bailly, Fausto Baldanti, Gudrun Erna Baldvinsdottir, Stuart Beard, Natasa Berginc, Sindy Bottcher, Soile Blomqvist, Laura Bubba, Cristina Calvo, Maria Cabrerizo, Annalisa Cavallero, Cristina Celma, Ferruccio Ceriotti, Ines CostaSimon Cottrell, Margarita Del Cuerpo, Jonathan Dean, Jennifer L. Dembinski, Sabine Diedrich, Javier Diez-Domingo, Dagny Haug Dorenberg, Erwin Duizer, Robert Dyrdak, Diana Fanti, Agnes Farkas, Susan Feeney, Jacky Flipse, Cillian De Gascun, Cristina Galli, Irina Georgieva, Laura Gifford, Raquel Guiomar, Mario Honemann, Niina Ikonen, Marion Jeannoel, Laurence Josset, Kathrin Keeren, F. Xavier Lopez-Labrador, Melanie Maier, James McKenna, Adam Meijer, Beatriz Mengual-Chulia, Sofie E. Midgley, Audrey Mirand, Milagrosa Montes, Catherine Moore, Ursula Morley, Jean Luc Murk, Lubomira Nikolaeva-Glomb, Sanela Numanovic, Massimo Oggioni, Paula Palminha, Elena Pariani, Laura Pellegrinelli, Antonio Piralla, Corinna Pietsch, Luis Pineiro, Nuria Rabella, Petra Rainetova, Sara Colonia Uceda Renteria, Maria P. Romero, Marijke Reynders, Lieuwe Roorda, Carita Savolainen-Kopra, Isabelle Schuffenecker, Aysa Soynova, Caroline MA Swanink, Tina Ursic, Jaco J. Verweij, Jorgina Vila, Tytti Vuorinen, Peter Simmonds, Thea K. Fischer, Heli Harvala

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We report a rapid increase in enterovirus D68 (EVD68) infections, with 139 cases reported from eight European countries between 31 July and 14 October 2021. This upsurge is in line with the seasonality of EV-D68 and was presumably stimulated by the widespread reopening after COVID-19 lockdown. Most cases were identified in September, but more are to be expected in the coming months. Reinforcement of clinical awareness, diagnostic capacities and surveillance of EV-D68 is urgently needed in Europe.

Original language	English
Article number	2100998
Journal	Eurosurveillance
Volume	26
Issue number	45
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.45.2100998
Publication status	Published - 11 Nov 2021

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Citation: Benschop Kimberley SM, Albert Jan, Anton Andres, Andrés Cristina, Aranzamendi Maitane, Armannsdóttir Brynja, Bailly Jean-Luc, Baldanti Fausto, Baldvinsdóttir Guðrún Erna, Beard Stuart, Berginc Natasa, Böttcher Sindy, Blomqvist Soile, Bubba Laura, Calvo Cristina, Cabrerizo Maria, Cavallero Annalisa, Celma Cristina, Ceriotti Ferruccio, Costa Inês, Cottrell Simon, del Cuerpo Margarita, Dean Jonathan, Dembinski Jennifer L, Diedrich Sabine, Diez-Domingo Javier, Dorenberg DagnyHaug, Duizer Erwin, Dyrdak Robert, Fanti Diana, Farkas Agnes, Feeney Susan, Flipse Jacky, De Gascun Cillian, Galli Cristina, Georgieva Irina, Gifford Laura, Guiomar Raquel, Hönemann Mario, Ikonen Niina, Jeannoël Marion, Josset Laurence, Keeren Kathrin, López-Labrador F Xavier, Maier Melanie, McKenna James, Meijer Adam, Mengual-Chuliá Beatriz, Midgley Sofie E, Mirand Audrey, Montes Milagrosa, Moore Catherine, Morley Ursula, Murk Jean-Luc, Nikolaeva-Glomb Lubomira, Numanovic Sanela, Oggioni Massimo, Palminha Paula, Pariani Elena, Pellegrinelli Laura, Piralla Antonio, Pietsch Corinna, Piñeiro Luis, Rabella Núria, Rainetova Petra, Uceda Renteria Sara Colonia, Romero María P, Reynders Marijke, Roorda Lieuwe, Savolainen-Kopra Carita, Schuffenecker Isabelle, Soynova Aysa, Swanink Caroline MA, Ursic Tina, Verweij Jaco J, Vila Jorgina, Vuorinen Tytti, Simmonds Peter, Fischer Thea K, Harvala Heli. Re-emergence of enterovirus D68 in Europe after easing the COVID-19 lockdown, September 2021. Euro Surveill. 2021;26(45):pii=2100998.

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Benschop, K. S. M., Albert, J., Anton, A., Andres, C., Aranzamendi, M., Armannsdottir, B., Bailly, J. L., Baldanti, F., Baldvinsdottir, G. E., Beard, S., Berginc, N., Bottcher, S., Blomqvist, S., Bubba, L., Calvo, C., Cabrerizo, M., Cavallero, A., Celma, C., Ceriotti, F., ... Harvala, H. (2021). Re-emergence of enterovirus D68 in Europe after easing the COVID-19 lockdown, September 2021. Eurosurveillance, 26(45), Article 2100998. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.45.2100998

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Re-emergence of enterovirus D68 in Europe after easing the COVID-19 lockdown, September 2021

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