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: Duong, V, Mey, C, Eloit, M, Zhu, H, Danet, L, Huang, Z, Zou, G, Tarantola, A, Cheval, J, Perot, P, Laurent, D, Richner, B, Ky, S, Heng, S, Touch, S, Sovann, L, Van Doorn, HR, Tran, T, Farrar, JJ, Wentworth, DE, Das, SR, Stockwell, TB, Manuguerra, J-C, Delpeyroux, F, Guan, Y, Altmeyer, R, Buchy, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016