How common is enterovirus D68?

How common is enterovirus D68?

Hundreds of different types of enteroviruses infect 10 million to 30 million Americans every year. Numbers for EV-D68 infections are difficult to pinpoint. People with mild symptoms don’t seek medical care and don’t get an enterovirus test.

In 2014, almost 1,400 children and adults were hospitalized with severe respiratory infections due to EV-D68. This marked the first national EV-D68 outbreak that caused high numbers of severe symptoms. There were also outbreaks in 2016 and 2018. Millions of people likely had EV-D68 in each of those years but had milder symptoms.