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The persistent circulation of enterovirus 71 in People's Republic of China: causing emerging nationwide epidemics since 2008.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Tan Xiaojuan, Huang Xueyong, Zhu Shuangli, Chen Hui, Yu Qiuli, Wang Haiyan, Huo Xixiang, Zhou Jianhui, Wu Yan, Yan Dongmei, Zhang Yong, Wang Dongyan, Cui Aili, An Hongqiu, Xu Wenbo
Abstract excerpt
Emerging epidemics of hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) associated with enterovirus 71 (EV71) has become a serious concern in mainland China. It caused 126 and 353 fatalities in 2008 and 2009, respectively. The epidemiologic and pathogenic data of the outbreak collected from national laboratory network and notifiable disease surveillance system. To understand the virological evolution of this emerging outbreak,...
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