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Genetic diversity of enterovirus 71 isolated from cases of hand, foot and mouth disease in Yokohama City between 1982 and 2000.
Archives of virology - 1 Feb 2003
Munemura T, Saikusa M, Kawakami C, Shimizu H, Oseto M, Hagiwara A, Kimura H, Miyamura T
Abstract excerpt
Enterovirus 71 (EV71) is known as one of the major causative agents of hand, foot and mouse disease (HFMD) and is also associated with neurological manifestations such as aseptic meningitis, polio-like paralysis and encephalitis. Recently, large HFMD outbreaks, involving severe neurological complications, have been experienced in Malaysia, Taiwan and some other countries in the Western-Pacific region. To...
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