Characterization of Enterovirus Activity, Including That of Enterovirus D68, in Pediatric Patients in Alberta, Canada, in 2014

Abstract

In the late summer and fall of 2014, the province of Alberta, Canada (4.1 million people), was in the midst of peak entero-rhinovirus (ERV) activity, as descriptions of enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) activity were being publicized ([1][1], [2][2]). This analysis was undertaken with several goals: (i) to