By Ethan Covey
In a survey exploring a 2014 outbreak of the enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) pathogen, 100% of a representative population contained antibodies for the outbreak strain.
Researchers said this confirms that the virus was widespread before the 2014 outbreak, and was not caused by a new strain, which had emerged into a naive population (Emerg Infect Dis 2019 Feb 19. [Epub ahead of print]).
EV-D68, which was first identified in 1962, is of recent interest due to its predilection for causing