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Molecular epidemiology of enterovirus 71, coxsackievirus A16 and A6 associated with hand, foot and mouth disease in Spain.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Mar 2014
Cabrerizo M, Tarragó D, Muñoz-Almagro C, Del Amo E, Domínguez-Gil M, Eiros J M, López-Miragaya I, Pérez C, Reina J, Otero A, González I, Echevarría J E, Trallero G
Abstract excerpt
Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a childhood illness frequently caused by genotypes belonging to the enterovirus A species, including coxsackievirus (CV)-A16 and enterovirus (EV)-71. Between 2010 and 2012, several outbreaks and sporadic cases of HFMD occurred in different regions of Spain. The objective of the present study was to describe the enterovirus epidemiology associated with HFMD in the country. A...
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