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Molecular epidemiology of coxsackievirus A16: intratype and prevalent intertype recombination identified.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Chen Xiangpeng, Tan Xiaojuan, Li Jing, Jin Yu, Gong Liming, Hong Mei, Shi Yonglin, Zhu Shuangli, Zhang Baomin, Zhang Shuang, Zhang Yong, Mao Naiying, Xu Wenbo
Abstract excerpt
Coxsackievirus A16 (CVA16) is responsible for nearly 50% of all the confirmed hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) cases in mainland China, sometimes it could also cause severe complications, and even death. To clarify the genetic characteristics and the epidemic patterns of CVA16 in mainland China, comprehensive bioinfomatics analyses were performed by using 35 CVA16 whole genome sequences from 1998 to 2011, 593...
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