Identification of A Novel Human Adenovirus Type 114 Associated with An Acute Respiratory Disease Outbreak at An Elementary School — Beijing, China, September 2024

Given that genetically recombined HAdVs can pose serious threats to human health and trigger emerging infectious disease outbreaks, continuous monitoring - particularly of novel recombinant types based onpenton base gene, hexon gene, and fiber gene sequences - should be prioritized to enable early detection and effective public health response.