❗ A recent uptick in severe respiratory illness in children may be tied to a strain of enterovirus that can cause a rare polio-like condition, according to a HAN on September 9, by CDCgov.
A recent uptick in severe respiratory illness in children may be tied to a strain of enterovirus that can cause a rare polio-like condition, according to aIn August, healthcare providers and hospitals notified the CDC of an increase in severe respiratory illness in children who also tested positive for rhinovirus or enterovirus . Additional testing revealed that some children were positive for EV-D68. EV-D68 primarily causes acute respiratory illness.
"Something we are always on the lookout for in the late summer and fall is AFM cases," said Rick Malley, MD, of the division of infectious disease at Boston Children's Hospital, in an interview with."Unfortunately, we kind of expect them during enterovirus season," he said. That season is thought to peak in the late summer and early fall.in August 2014, there have been 692 confirmed cases in the United States.
The CDC recommends that providers consider EV-D68 as a possible cause for acute, severe respiratory illness in children. If the cause of a respiratory illness in a severely ill patient is not clear, health professionals should test for RVs and EVs, if this is not already part of a typical diagnostic workflow, the agency said. Currently, there are no vaccines or specific treatments for RV or EV, and the CDC recommends supportive clinical management.
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