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Molecular epidemiology of enterovirus 71 infection in the central region of Taiwan from 2002 to 2012.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Wu Wen-Hao, Kuo Ta-Cheng, Lin Yu-Ting, Huang Szu-Wei, Liu Hsin-Fu, Wang John, Chen Yi-Ming Arthur
Abstract excerpt
Enterovirus 71 (EV71), a causative agent of hand, foot, and mouth disease can be classified into three genotypes and many subtypes. The objectives of this study were to conduct a molecular epidemiological study of EV71 in the central region of Taiwan from 2002-2012 and to test the hypothesis that whether the alternative appearance of different EV71 subtypes in Taiwan is due to transmission from neighboring...
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