Giuseppe Michieli<p>''On 5 Apr '23, the National IHR Focal Point for the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UK</span></a> informed <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/WHO" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WHO</span></a> of an increase in severe <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/myocarditis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>myocarditis</span></a> in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/neonates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>neonates</span></a> associated w/ <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EV</span></a> infection in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Wales</span></a>. Between Jun '22 & Apr '23, 10 hospitalised neonates with a positive enterovirus PCR test were found to have myocarditis. 7 of 10 cases had further subtyping, with either <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/coxsackie" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>coxsackie</span></a> B3 or coxsackie B4 identified. As of 5 May 2023, 1 patient was still hospitalised, and 1 had died.''</p>