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ArticlePloS one2020

Enterovirus D68 seroepidemiology in Taiwan, a cross sectional study from 2017.

Jian-Te Lee, Wei-Liang Shih, Ting-Yu Yen, Ai-Ling Cheng, Chun-Yi Lu, Luan-Yin Chang, Li-Min Huang

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Article in PloS one, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jian-Te LeeDepartment of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Yun-Lin Branch, Yunlin, Taiwan.
Wei-Liang ShihInstitute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University and Infectious Diseases Research and Education Center, Ministry of Health and Welfare and National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Ting-Yu YenDepartment of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Ai-Ling ChengDepartment of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chun-Yi LuDepartment of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Luan-Yin ChangDepartment of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-2632-1956
Li-Min HuangDepartment of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
National Taiwan University Hospital · TWNational Taiwan University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEnterovirus D68 (EV-D68) was discovered in 1962 and has unique characteristics compared to the characteristics of other enteroviruses. There were few documented cases before the epidemic in the United States in 2014. The Taiwan Centers for Diseases Control also confirmed that EV-D68 has been endemic, and some cases of acute flaccid myelitis were reported in Taiwan. To understand the current EV-D68 serostatus, we performed an EV-D68 seroepidemiology study in Taiwan in 2017.

methodsAfter informed consent was obtained, we enrolled preschool children, 6- to 15-year-old students and 16- to 49-year-old people. The participants underwent a questionnaire investigation and blood sampling to measure the EV-D68 neutralization antibody.

resultsIn total, 920 subjects were enrolled from the northern, central, southern and eastern parts of Taiwan with a male-to-female ratio of 1.03. The EV-D68 seropositive rate was 32% (26/82) in infants, 18% (27/153) in 1-year-old children, 43% (36/83) in 2-year-old children, 60% (94/156) in 3- to 5-year-old children, 89% (108/122) in 6- to 11-year-old primary school students, 98% (118/121) in 12- to 15-year-old high school students, 100% (122/122) in 16- to 49-year-old women and 100% (81/81) in 16- to 49-year-old males in 2017. Among preschool children, EV-D68 seropositivity was related to age (p for trend <0.0001), size of household ≧4 members (p = 0.037) and kindergarten attendance (p = 0.027). The seropositive rate varied among different geographic regions.

conclusionEV-D68 infection was prevalent, and its seropositive rates increased with age, larger household size and kindergarten attendance among preschool children.

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AdolescentAdultAntibodies, NeutralizingChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesDisease OutbreaksEnterovirus D, HumanEnterovirus InfectionsFemaleHumansInfantMaleMiddle AgedSeroepidemiologic StudiesTaiwanAntibodies, Neutralizing

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