Molecular epidemiology of human enterovirus 71 at the origin of an epidemic of fatal hand, foot and mouth disease cases in Cambodia

Molecular epidemiology of human enterovirus 71 at the origin of an epidemic of fatal hand, foot and mouth disease cases in Cambodia

Human enterovirus 71 (EV-A71) causes hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD). EV-A71 circulates in many countries and has caused large epidemics, especially in the Asia-Pacific region, since 1997. In April 2012, an undiagnosed fatal disease with neurological involvement and respiratory distress occurred...

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Main Authors: Veasna Duong, Channa Mey, Marc Eloit, Huachen Zhu, Lucie Danet, Zhong Huang, Gang Zou, Arnaud Tarantola, Justine Cheval, Philippe Perot, Denis Laurent, Beat Richner, Santy Ky, Sothy Heng, Sok Touch, Ly Sovann, Rogier van Doorn, Thanh Tan Tran, Jeremy J Farrar, David E Wentworth, Suman R Das, Timothy B Stockwell, Jean-Claude Manuguerra, Francis Delpeyroux, Yi Guan, Ralf Altmeyer, Philippe Buchy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-01-01
Series:Emerging Microbes and Infections
Subjects:
Cambodia
epidemic
hand foot and mouth disease
human enterovirus 71
severe disease
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1038/emi.2016.101

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