High frequency of enterovirus <scp>D</scp>68 in children hospitalised with respiratory illness in <scp>N</scp>orway, autumn 2014

Abstract

An unexpectedly high proportion of children admitted for severe respiratory infections at the Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål, Norway, were diagnosed with EV- D68 during September 1st and October 31nd, 2014. These results emphasise that greater vigilance is required throughout Europe as enteroviruses are cause of severe respiratory disease.