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Molecular epidemiology of enterovirus 71 in peninsular Malaysia, 1997-2000.
Archives of virology - 1 Jul 2003
Herrero L J, Lee C S M, Hurrelbrink R J, Chua B H, Chua K B, McMinn P C
Abstract excerpt
Human enterovirus 71 (EV71) (genus Enterovirus, family Picornaviridae) has been responsible for sporadic cases and outbreaks of hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD), aseptic meningitis, encephalitis and poliomyelitis-like disease in Europe, the U.S.A., Australia and Asia. Recently, there has been an increase in EV71 activity in the Asia-Pacific region, with many outbreaks of HFMD associated with brainstem...
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