Evaluation of a Real-Time RT-PCR Assay for Detection of Enterovirus D 68 ( EVD 68 ) in 1 Clinical Samples from a 2014 Outbreak , New York 2 3

Clinical Samples from a 2014 Outbreak, New York 2 3 Jian Zhuge, Eric Vail, Jeffrey L. Bush, Lauren Singelakis, Weihua Huang, Sheila M. Nolan, 4 Janet P. Haas , Helen Engel, Millicent Della Posta, Esther C. Yoon, John T. Fallon 3, , 5 Guiqing Wang 3, * 6 7 1 Department of Pathology and Clinical Laboratories, 2 Infection Prevention and Control, 8 Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY 10595; 3 Department of Pathology, 4 Division of 9 Pediatric Infectious Disease, and 5 Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595. 10 11 Running title: Enterovirus D68 Real-Time RT-PCR 12 13