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ArticleInfluenza and other respiratory viruses2026

Enterovirus D68 Detected in Hospitalized Children With Severe Acute Respiratory Infections in Zambia.

Idah Mweene Ndumba, Michiko Okamoto, Paul Simusika, Takeaki Imamura, Mwaka Monze, Mayuko Saito, Hitoshi Oshitani

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Idah Mweene NdumbaPathology and Microbiology Department, Virology Laboratory, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6171-3728
Michiko OkamotoDepartment of Virology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3505-5939
Paul SimusikaPathology and Microbiology Department, Virology Laboratory, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.
Takeaki ImamuraDepartment of Virology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
Mwaka MonzePathology and Microbiology Department, Virology Laboratory, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.
Mayuko SaitoDepartment of Virology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
Hitoshi OshitaniDepartment of Global Health and Infectious Diseases, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7256-9333

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP23wm0125001Japan Initiative for Global Research Network on Infectious Diseases (J-GRID) from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) JP19fm0108013JSPS KAKENHI JP19H01072JSPS KAKENHI JP19K22733
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Abstract

Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) is a cause of severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) and is associated with acute flaccid paralysis. However, data on EV-D68 in Africa, where SARI remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among children, remain limited. We conducted a retrospective analysis to detect EV-D68 in archived samples collected from hospitalized children with SARI in Zambia from 2018 to 2020. We identified eight positive samples in 2020, and genetic sequence analysis showed that all sequences belonged to subclade A2. Continuous monitoring is crucial to enhance understanding of the epidemiology and molecular characteristics of EV-D68 in Africa.

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Enterovirus D, HumanEnterovirus InfectionsRespiratory Tract InfectionsChildChild, HospitalizedChild, PreschoolFemaleHospitalizationHumansInfantMalePhylogenyRetrospective StudiesZambiaenterovirus D68severe acute respiratory infectionsvirusesZambia

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PMCPMC13458981

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