Tuesday, 26 December 2017

PRO/EDR> Human enterovirus D68 - Taiwan

Enterovirus 68 -- China
During Week 49 (3-9 Dec) in 2017, 2 severe cases of enterovirus infection were newly confirmed (Figure 1); both of the cases were caused by EVD68. There have been 13 enterovirus infection cases with severe complications (EVSC) in 2017, including one death due to Coxsackie B3 infection. The majority of cases were below 6 years old (Table 1). The cases were caused by EVD68, Coxsackie A6, Coxsackie B3, ECHO 5, Coxsackie A2, and EV71. Figure 2 shows the geographical distribution of these cases

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