Non-Polio Enterovirus HomeOutbreaks & SurveillanceEnterovirus D68 States with Lab-confirmed Enterovirus D68 From mid-August to October 15, 2014, CDC or state public health laboratories have confirmed a total of 780 people from 46 states and the District of Columbia with respiratory illness caused by EV-D68. The 46 states are Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. This indicates that at least one case has been detected in each state listed but does not indicate how widespread infections are in each state. CDC has prioritized testing of specimens from children with severe respiratory illness since the outbreak began in August. Of the specimens tested by CDC lab, about half have tested positive for EV-D68. About one third have tested positive for an enterovirus or rhinovirus other than EV-D68. CDC has developed, and started using on October 14, a new, faster lab test for detecting EV-D68 in specimens from people in the United States with respiratory illness. This new lab test will allow CDC to rapidly process the more than 1,000 remaining specimens received since mid-September. As a result, the number of confirmed EV-D68 cases increased substantially today and will likely continue to increase in the coming days. These increases will not reflect actual changes or mean the situation is getting worse. Faster testing will help to better show the trends of this outbreak since August and to monitor changes occurring in real time.
Posted on: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 08:08:23 +0000
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