Enterovirus D68 seroepidemiology in Taiwan, a cross sectional study from 2017.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) was discovered in 1962 and has unique characteristics compared to the characteristics of other enteroviruses. There were few documented cases before the epidemic in the United States in 2014. The Taiwan Centers for Diseases Control also confirmed that EV-D68 has been endemic, and some cases of acute flaccid myelitis were reported in Taiwan. To understand the current EV-D68 serostatus, we performed an EV-D68 seroepidemiology study in Taiwan in 2017.

Methods

After informed consent was obtained, we enrolled preschool children, 6- to 15-year-old students and 16- to 49-year-old people. The participants underwent a questionnaire investigation and blood sampling to measure the EV-D68 neutralization antibody.

Results

In total, 920 subjects

SUBMITTER: Lee JT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7064212 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature