Sentinel Surveillance for Enterovirus 71, Taiwan, 1998

Outbreaks of enterovirus 71 have been reported around the world since 1969. The most recent outbreak occurred in Taiwan during April-July 1998. This hand, foot, and mouth disease epidemic was detected by a sentinel surveillance system in April at the beginning of the outbreak, and the public was ale...

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Main Authors: Trong-Neng Wu, Su-Fen Tsai, Shu-Fang Li, Tsuey-Fong Lee, Tzu-Mei Huang, Mei-Li Wang, Kwo-Hsiung Hsu, Chen-Yang Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1999-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/5/3/99-0321_article