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Hand, foot and mouth disease in Guangdong, China, in 2013: new trends in the continuing epidemic.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Jul 2014
Lu J, Zeng H, Zheng H, Yi L, Guo X, Liu L, Sun L, Tan X, Li H, Ke C, Lin J
Abstract excerpt
Millions of incidents of hand, foot and mouth disease occur annually in China, with EVA71 and CVA16 as two major causative pathogens. A provincial surveillance system has been implemented in Guangdong for almost 5 years to analyze the aetiological spectrum and epidemic changes. An unusual enterovirus type, CVA6, was identified as the predominant serotype associated with an HFMD epidemic from late 2012 to 2013. In...
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