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Epidemiology of hand, foot, and mouth disease and genotype characterization of Enterovirus 71 in Jiangsu, China.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Oct 2010
Mao Ling-Xiang, Wu Bing, Bao Wu-Xin, Han Fang-An, Xu Lan, Ge Qin-Juan, Yang Jing, Yuan Zhao-Hu, Miao Chun-Hua, Huang Xin-Xiang, Zhang Chiyu, Xu Huaxi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In the spring of 2008, an EV71-caused hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) outbreak occurred in Fuyang city, Anhui Province, China. Jiangsu Province that borders Auhui to the east is presumed as a key station for the spread of EV71 to other regions of the Yangtze River Delta. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the HFMD prevalence in Zhenjiang city of Jiangsu from May 2008 to October 2009, and the epidemic...
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