Re-emergence of enterovirus D68 in Europe after easing the COVID-19 lockdown, September 2021
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Benschop, Kimberley Sm | Albert, Jan | Anton, Andres | Andrés, Cristina | Aranzamendi, Maitane | Armannsdóttir, Brynja | Bailly, Jean-Luc | Baldanti, Fausto | Baldvinsdóttir, Guðrún Erna | Beard, Stuart | Berginc, Natasa | Böttcher, Sindy | Blomqvist, Soile | Bubba, Laura | Calvo, Cristina | Cabrerizo, Maria | Cavallero, Annalisa | Celma, Cristina | Ceriotti, Ferruccio | Costa, Inês | Cottrell, Simon | del Cuerpo, Margarita | Dean, Jonathan | Dembinski, Jennifer | Diedrich, Sabine | Diez-Domingo, Javier | Dorenberg, Dagnyhaug | Duizer, Erwin | Dyrdak, Robert | Fanti, Diana | Farkas, Agnes | Feeney, Susan | Flipse, Jacky | de Gascun, Cillian | Galli, Cristina | Georgieva, Irina | Gifford, Laura | Guiomar, Raquel | Hönemann, Mario | Ikonen, Niina | Jeannoël, Marion | Josset, Laurence | Keeren, Kathrin | López-Labrador, F Xavier | Maier, Melanie | Mckenna, James | Meijer, Adam | Mengual-Chuliá, Beatriz | Midgley, Sofie | Mirand, Audrey | Montes, Milagrosa | Moore, Catherine | Morley, Ursula | Murk, Jean-Luc | Nikolaeva-Glomb, Lubomira | Numanovic, Sanela | Oggioni, Massimo | Palminha, Paula | Pariani, Elena | Pellegrinelli, Laura | Piralla, Antonio | Pietsch, Corinna | Piñeiro, Luis | Rabella, Núria | Rainetova, Petra | Uceda Renteria, Sara Colonia | Romero, María | Reynders, Marijke | Roorda, Lieuwe | Savolainen-Kopra, Carita | Schuffenecker, Isabelle | Soynova, Aysa | Swanink, Caroline Ma | Ursic, Tina | Verweij, Jaco | Vila, Jorgina | Vuorinen, Tytti | Simmonds, Peter | Fischer, Thea | Harvala, Heli
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We report a rapid increase in enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) infections, with 139 cases reported from eight European countries between 31 July and 14 October 2021. This upsurge is in line with the seasonality of EV-D68 and was presumably stimulated by the widespread reopening after COVID-19 lockdown. Most cases were identified in September, but more are to be expected in the coming months. Reinforcement of clinical awareness, diagnostic capacities and surveillance of EV-D68 is urgently needed in Europe.