Recombinant Coxsackievirus A2 and Deaths of Children, Hong Kong, 2012
A natural recombinant of coxsackievirus A2 was found in 4 children with respiratory symptoms in Hong Kong, China, during the summer of 2012. Two of these children died. Vigilant monitoring of this emerging recombinant enterovirus is needed to prevent its transmission to other regions.
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| author | Cyril C.Y. Yip Susanna K.P. Lau Patrick C.Y. Woo Samson S.Y. Wong Thomas H.F. Tsang Janice Y.C. Lo Wai-Kwok Lam Chak-Chi Tsang Kwok-Hung Chan Kwok-Yung Yuen |
| author_facet | Cyril C.Y. Yip Susanna K.P. Lau Patrick C.Y. Woo Samson S.Y. Wong Thomas H.F. Tsang Janice Y.C. Lo Wai-Kwok Lam Chak-Chi Tsang Kwok-Hung Chan Kwok-Yung Yuen |
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| description | A natural recombinant of coxsackievirus A2 was found in 4 children with respiratory symptoms in Hong Kong, China, during the summer of 2012. Two of these children died. Vigilant monitoring of this emerging recombinant enterovirus is needed to prevent its transmission to other regions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a76deb619cfc472c9e637a6aaf0f4faa2022-12-21T18:22:12ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592013-08-011981285128810.3201/eid1908.121498Recombinant Coxsackievirus A2 and Deaths of Children, Hong Kong, 2012Cyril C.Y. YipSusanna K.P. LauPatrick C.Y. WooSamson S.Y. WongThomas H.F. TsangJanice Y.C. LoWai-Kwok LamChak-Chi TsangKwok-Hung ChanKwok-Yung YuenA natural recombinant of coxsackievirus A2 was found in 4 children with respiratory symptoms in Hong Kong, China, during the summer of 2012. Two of these children died. Vigilant monitoring of this emerging recombinant enterovirus is needed to prevent its transmission to other regions.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/8/12-1498_articlecoxsackieviruscoxsackievirus A2virusesrecombinationrecombinant viruschildren |
| spellingShingle | Cyril C.Y. Yip Susanna K.P. Lau Patrick C.Y. Woo Samson S.Y. Wong Thomas H.F. Tsang Janice Y.C. Lo Wai-Kwok Lam Chak-Chi Tsang Kwok-Hung Chan Kwok-Yung Yuen Recombinant Coxsackievirus A2 and Deaths of Children, Hong Kong, 2012 Emerging Infectious Diseases coxsackievirus coxsackievirus A2 viruses recombination recombinant virus children |
| title | Recombinant Coxsackievirus A2 and Deaths of Children, Hong Kong, 2012 |
| title_full | Recombinant Coxsackievirus A2 and Deaths of Children, Hong Kong, 2012 |
| title_fullStr | Recombinant Coxsackievirus A2 and Deaths of Children, Hong Kong, 2012 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recombinant Coxsackievirus A2 and Deaths of Children, Hong Kong, 2012 |
| title_short | Recombinant Coxsackievirus A2 and Deaths of Children, Hong Kong, 2012 |
| title_sort | recombinant coxsackievirus a2 and deaths of children hong kong 2012 |
| topic | coxsackievirus coxsackievirus A2 viruses recombination recombinant virus children |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/8/12-1498_article |
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