Household Transmission of Enterovirus D68, Washington and Oregon, United States, 2022–2024
Year: 2026
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: During 2022-2024, a total of 35 of 1,040 households had a distinct symptomatic index case of enterovirus D68; estimated symptomatic secondary infection rate was 13.6%. Sequences from patients within households clustered closely; we observed 0-2 pairwise nucleotide differences between household cases 6-14 days apart.
Source: Emerging infectious diseases
Authors: Pavitra Roychoudhury, Erica Wetzler, Anna Elias-Warren, Katherine L. Hoffman, Alex Harteloo, Hyeong Geon Kim, Kevin Kong, Hong Xie, Jolene Gov, Margaret G. Mills, Collrane Frivold, Madison Hollcroft, Mark Drummond, Tara Hatchie, Erica Clark, Brenna Ehmen, Peter D. Han, Luis Gamboa, Sally Grindstaff, Jeremy Stone, Alexander L. Greninger, Lea M. Starita, Christina Lockwood, Janet A. Englund, Marco Carone, Ana A. Weil, Sacha L. Reich, Richard A. Mularski, Mark A. Schmidt, Jennifer L. Kuntz, Allison L. Naleway, Helen Y. Chu
Institutions: University of Washington, Fred Hutch Cancer Center
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7165692797