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Lineages, sub-lineages and variants of enterovirus 68 in recent outbreaks.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Lauinger Ina L, Bible Jon M, Halligan Eugene P, Aarons Emma J, MacMahon Eithne, Tong Cheuk Y W
Abstract excerpt
Enterovirus 68 (EV68) was first isolated in 1962. Very few cases of EV68 infection were described over the ensuing 40 years. However, in the past few years, an increase in severe respiratory tract infections associated with EV68 has been reported. We identified two clusters of EV68 infection in South London, UK, one each in the autumn/winters of 2009 and 2010. Sequence comparison showed significant homology of...
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