Enteroviral Infections

Enteroviruses are small viruses that are made of ribonucleic acid (RNA) and protein. Enteroviruses belong to the Picornaviridae family of viruses and are divided into 5 groups with many types within each group, including polioviruses (3 types), coxsackieviruses A (23 types), coxsackieviruses B (6 types), echoviruses (33 types), and other enteroviruses (4 types).

Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68)
The United States experienced a nationwide outbreak of enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) associated with severe respiratory illness in 2014. ECDC produced a rapid risk assessment on Enterovirus 68 detections in the US and Canada, 15th October 2014.

Last updated: 14 May 2018