Surveillance Data 2009-2013

Most Common Enteroviruses reported in the U.S., 2009-2013

Detections were reported in 45 states and Puerto Rico. The U.S. Census Region most often named as the patients’ location was the Midwest (40.0% of the 2,271 patients for whom state or territory was known), followed by the South (29.1%).

From 2009 through 2013, NESS received reports of 2,724 specimens that were obtained from 2,532 patients for enterovirus (EV) and human parechovirus (HPeV) testing; the number of specimens reported each year ranged from 392 in 2011 to 870 in 2012. The most commonly reported specimen types among those for which type was known (77.5% of 2,724 specimens) were:

• cerebrospinal fluid (31.6%),
• throat/nasopharyngeal swab (29.8%),
• stool/rectal swab (13.5%),
• tissue culture isolates (7.5%), and
• lesion swab/scraping (3.7%).

Of the 1,763 patients for whom gender was reported, 56.2% were male.

Age was reported for 1,763 patients. The age groups most widely represented were children younger than 1 year of age (687 [39.0%]) and children between 1 and 4 years of age (387 [22.0%]).

For more information about the most recent enterovirus data, see CDC MMWR Enterovirus and Human Parechovirus Surveillance – United States, 2009 – 2013.

Surveillance Data by Month

Number of enteroviruses and parechoviruses reported to NESS by type and month of specimen collection.

The number of detected types in a given month may change depending upon the latest laboratory reports.