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Population dynamics and genetic diversity of C4 strains of human enterovirus 71 in Mainland China, 1998-2010.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Guan Dawei, van der Sanden Sabine, Zeng Hanri, Li Wei, Zheng Huanying, Ma Cong, Su Juan, Liu Zheng, Guo Xue, Zhang Xin, Liu Leng, Koopmans Marion, Ke Changwen
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Since 1997, several countries within the Asian Pacific region have been affected by one or more massive outbreaks of Hand Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD). Virus typing experiments revealed that these outbreaks were caused by strains of human enterovirus 71 (EV71) belonging to several different, recently emerged subgenogroups. In mainland China, a different situation was observed. The first outbreak,...
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