Real-Time Enterovirus D68 Outbreak Detection through Hospital Surveillance of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection, Senegal, 2023.

Mamadou Malado Jallow (1) , Marie Pedapa Mendy (1) , Mamadou Aliou Barry (1) , Moussa Moise Diagne (1) , Samba Niang Sagne (1) , Fatime Tall (2) , Jean Baptisse Niokhor Diouf (3) , Ndiendé Koba Ndiaye (1) , Davy Kiori (1) , Sara Sy (1) , Déborah Goudiaby (1) , Cheikh Loucoubar (1) , Gamou Fall (1) , Hervé Kadjo (4) , Maël Bessaud (5, 6, 7) , Ndongo Dia (1)

1 Institut Pasteur de Dakar
2 HEAR - Hôpital des Enfants Albert Royer [Dakar, Sénégal]
3 Hôpital Roi Baudoin de Guediawaye [Dakar, Sénégal]
4 Institut Pasteur de Côte d'Ivoire
5 CNR - laboratoire associé - Centre National de Référence Entérovirus et Parechovirus [Paris]
6 CC-OMS / WHO-CC - Centre collaborateur de l'OMS - Recherche sur l’épidémiologie et la macro-évolution des poliovirus et des entérovirus non-polio - WHO Collaboration Centre Epidemiology & macro-evolution of polioviruses and non-polio enteroviruses
7 Signalisation antivirale - Virus sensing and signaling

In December 2023, we observed through hospital-based surveillance a severe outbreak of enterovirus D68 infection in pediatric inpatients in Dakar, Senegal. Molecular characterization revealed that subclade B3, the dominant lineage in outbreaks worldwide, was responsible for the outbreak. Enhanced surveillance in inpatient settings, including among patients with neurologic illnesses, is needed.

Mots clés: Dakar; EV-D68 viruses; SARI; Senegal; enterovirus D68; severe acute respiratory infection; surveillance; viruses

Domaines: Virologie

Mamadou Malado Jallow, Marie Pedapa Mendy, Mamadou Aliou Barry, Moussa Moise Diagne, Samba Niang Sagne, et al.. Real-Time Enterovirus D68 Outbreak Detection through Hospital Surveillance of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection, Senegal, 2023.. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2024, 30 (8), pp.1687-1691. ⟨10.3201/eid3008.240410⟩. ⟨pasteur-04661720⟩