Enterovirus D

Updated on Dec 16, 2024

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Group Group IV ((+)ssRNA) Family Picornaviridae Rank Species		Order Picornavirales Genus Enterovirus
Similar Enterovirus E, Kobuvirus, Parechovirus, Teschovirus

Enterovirus D is a species of enterovirus which causes disease in humans. Five subtypes have been identified to date:

Enterovirus 68: causes respiratory disease, and is associated with acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) – a disease similar to polio.

Enterovirus 70: causes outbreaks of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis.

Enterovirus 94: has been associated with a single case of AFP.

Enterovirus 111: has been associated with a single case of AFP, and has been found in primate feces.

Enterovirus 120: has only been found in non-human primate feces.

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