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Molecular epidemiology of human enterovirus 71 strains and recent outbreaks in the Asia-Pacific region: comparative analysis of the VP1 and VP4 genes.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Apr 2003
Cardosa Mary Jane, Perera David, Brown Betty A, Cheon Doosung, Chan Hung Ming, Chan Kwai Peng, Cho Haewol, McMinn Peter
Abstract excerpt
This study provides a comprehensive overview of the molecular epidemiology of human enterovirus 71 (HEV71) in the Asia-Pacific region from 1997 through 2002. Phylogenetic analysis of the VP4 and VP1 genes of recent HEV71 strains indicates that several genogroups of the virus have been circulating in the Asia-Pacific region since 1997. The first of these recent outbreaks, described in Sarawak (Malaysian Borneo) in...
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