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In 2022–23, several European countries reported paediatric acute liver failure (ALF) with enterovirus infection. In August–November 2024, three neonatal cases of ALF with echovirus 11 (E11) were reported in Tokyo, Japan. All neonates developed irreversible multiple-organ failure and died. The E11 strain belonged to the new lineage 1, which was the same as strains isolated from neonatal ALF cases in Europe in 2022–23.

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Neonatal acute liver failure cases with echovirus 11 infections, Japan, August to November 2024
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Tatsuki+Ikuse&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Ikuse Tatsuki</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Toshihiro+Matsui&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Matsui Toshihiro</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Kensuke+Shoji&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Shoji Kensuke</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Naoko+Kono&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Kono Naoko</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Masaki+Yamada&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Yamada Masaki</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Chikara+Ogimi&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Ogimi Chikara</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Chika+Takahashi&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Takahashi Chika</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Takanori+Funaki&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Funaki Takanori</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Kentaro+Ide&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Ide Kentaro</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Shotaro+Matsumoto&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Matsumoto Shotaro</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Reiko+Ito&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Ito Reiko</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Rinshu+Shimabukuro&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Shimabukuro Rinshu</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Yoshihiro+Gocho&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Gocho Yoshihiro</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Itaru+Hayakawa&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Hayakawa Itaru</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Takashi+Ishikawa&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Ishikawa Takashi</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Seisuke+Sakamoto&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Sakamoto Seisuke</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Mureo+Kasahara&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Kasahara Mureo</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Takashi+Igarashi&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Igarashi Takashi</a></span>. Neonatal acute liver failure cases with echovirus 11 infections, Japan, August to November 2024. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2025;30(1):pii=2400822. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2025.30.1.2400822" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2025.30.1.2400822</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 16 Dec 2024;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 09 Jan 2025 </span> </p>
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