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Between September and October 2018, an enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) outbreak occurred in patients hospitalised with severe acute respiratory infection in northern Italy; 21 laboratory-confirmed cases were reported. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that 16/20 of the EV-D68 sequences belonged to a divergent group within the sub-clade D1. Since its upsurge, EV-D68 has undergone rapid evolution with the emergence of new viral variants, emphasising the need for molecular surveillance that include outpatients with respiratory illness.

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Emergence of divergent enterovirus (EV) D68 sub-clade D1 strains, northern Italy, September to October 2018
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Laura+Pellegrinelli&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Pellegrinelli Laura</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Federica+Giardina&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Giardina Federica</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Giovanna+Lunghi&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Lunghi Giovanna</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Sara+Colonia++Uceda+Renteria&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Uceda Renteria Sara Colonia </a>, <a href="/search?value1=Letizia+Greco&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Greco Letizia</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Alice+Fratini&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Fratini Alice</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Cristina+Galli&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Galli Cristina</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Antonio+Piralla&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Piralla Antonio</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Sandro+Binda&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Binda Sandro</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Elena+Pariani&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Pariani Elena</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Fausto+Baldanti&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Baldanti Fausto</a></span>. Emergence of divergent enterovirus (EV) D68 sub-clade D1 strains, northern Italy, September to October 2018. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2019;24(7):pii=1900090. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.24.7.1900090" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.24.7.1900090</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 31 Jan 2019;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 13 Feb 2019 </span> </p>
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