Outbreak of lower respiratory tract illness associated with human enterovirus 68 among American Indian children

Lara M Jacobson; John T Redd; Eileen Schneider; Xiaoyan Lu; Shur-Wern W Chern; M Steven Oberste; Dean D Erdman; Gayle E Fischer; Gregory L Armstrong; Maja Kodani; Jennifer Montoya; Julie M Magri; James E Cheek

doi:10.1097/INF.0b013e3182443eaf

Outbreak of lower respiratory tract illness associated with human enterovirus 68 among American Indian children

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2012 Mar;31(3):309-12. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3182443eaf.

Authors

Lara M Jacobson¹, John T Redd, Eileen Schneider, Xiaoyan Lu, Shur-Wern W Chern, M Steven Oberste, Dean D Erdman, Gayle E Fischer, Gregory L Armstrong, Maja Kodani, Jennifer Montoya, Julie M Magri, James E Cheek

Affiliation

¹ Division of Epidemiology and Disease Prevention, Indian Health Service, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. fce1@cdc.gov

PMID: 22315004
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3182443eaf

Abstract

Human enterovirus 68 (EV68) infections are rarely reported. We describe a respiratory outbreak associated with EV68 among 18 children admitted to a remote Indian Health Service facility during August 11, 2010 through September 14, 2010. Clinical illness was characterized by pneumonia and wheezing. EV68 should be considered as an etiology in outbreaks of lower respiratory tract illness.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Disease Outbreaks*
Enterovirus / classification
Enterovirus / isolation & purification*
Enterovirus Infections / epidemiology*
Enterovirus Infections / pathology
Enterovirus Infections / virology*
Female
Humans
Indians, North American
Infant
Male
Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis
Pneumonia, Viral / pathology
Pneumonia, Viral / virology
Respiratory Sounds / diagnosis
Respiratory Sounds / etiology
Respiratory Tract Infections / complications
Respiratory Tract Infections / epidemiology*
Respiratory Tract Infections / pathology
Respiratory Tract Infections / virology*