Seroepidemiology of enterovirus A71 infection in prospective cohort studies of children in southern China, 2013-2018
Hand, foot and mouth disease, caused by enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) infection, is common in children in China. Here, the authors estimate EV-A71 incidence and seroprevalence using data from two longitudinal cohorts and find that, despite high infection rates, a large proportion of children under 6 are...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-11-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34992-1 |
Summary: | Hand, foot and mouth disease, caused by enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) infection, is common in children in China. Here, the authors estimate EV-A71 incidence and seroprevalence using data from two longitudinal cohorts and find that, despite high infection rates, a large proportion of children under 6 are susceptible. |
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ISSN: | 2041-1723 |