Article
Epidemiology of human enterovirus 71 infections in France, 2000-2009.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Jan 2011
Schuffenecker Isabelle, Mirand Audrey, Antona Denise, Henquell Cécile, Chomel Jean-Jacques, Archimbaud Christine, Billaud Geneviève, Peigue-Lafeuille Hélène, Lina Bruno, Bailly Jean-Luc
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Human enterovirus 71 (EV-71) emerged as a significant pathogen able to cause large outbreaks involving severe neurological cases and children fatalities in Asia. OBJECTIVES: To describe epidemiology of EV-71 infections in France. STUDY DESIGN: Fifty-nine patients admitted in 12 different hospitals from 1994 to 2009 were included. The entire VP1 coding gene of 58 EV-71 strains was sequenced and...
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