A fatal pediatric infection with a C1-like subgenogroup enterovirus A71: case study and enterovirus A71 epidemiology in Finland

A fatal pediatric infection with a C1-like subgenogroup enterovirus A71: case study and enterovirus A71 epidemiology in Finland

Enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) is among the most neuropathogenic non-polio enterovirus types and, in rare instances, can lead to severe or even fatal outcomes, particularly in children under 5 years of age. This case study presents clinical and microbiological findings from the initial documented severe p...

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Main Authors: Tea Nieminen, Anne J. Jääskeläinen, Erika Lindh, Soile Blomqvist, Carita Savolainen-Kopra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Virology
Subjects:
enterovirus A71
enterovirus
whole-genome sequencing
viral meningitis
molecular epidemiology
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fviro.2024.1381001/full

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