Re-emergence of enterovirus D68 in Europe after easing the COVID-19 lockdown, September 2021
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
Cuerpo, Margarita del
Dean, Jonathan
Dembinski, Jennifer L
Diedrich, Sabine
Diez-Domingo, Javier
Dorenberg, Dagny Haug
Duizer, Erwin
Dyrdak, Robert
Fanti, Diana
Farkas, Agnes
Feeney, Susan
Flipse, Jacky
Gascun, Cillian De
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
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.
