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Phylogenetic analysis of the major causative agents of hand, foot and mouth disease in Suzhou City, Jiangsu province, China, in 2012-2013.
Emerging microbes & infections - 1 Feb 2015
Zhang Chao, Zhu Rui, Yang Yong, Chi Yudan, Yin Jieyun, Tang Xinying, Yu Luogang, Zhang Chiyu, Huang Zhong, Zhou Dongming
Abstract excerpt
Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a serious public health problem that has emerged over the past several decades. Pathogen detection by the Chinese national HFMD surveillance system has focused mainly on enterovirus 71 (EV71) and coxsackievirus A16 (CA16). Therefore, epidemiological information regarding the other causative enteroviruses is limited. To identify the pandemic enterovirus in Suzhou, Jiangsu...
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