Center for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands.
Department of Clinical Microbiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Euro Surveill. 2021 Nov;26(45). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.45.2100998.
We report a rapid increase in enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) 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.
我们报告了肠道病毒 D68（EV-D68）感染的迅速增加，在 2021 年 7 月 31 日至 10 月 14 日期间，有 8 个欧洲国家报告了 139 例病例。这一激增符合 EV-D68 的季节性，可能是由 COVID-19 封锁后广泛重新开放所刺激的。大多数病例是在 9 月发现的，但预计未来几个月还会有更多病例。欧洲迫切需要加强对 EV-D68 的临床意识、诊断能力和监测。
