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Analysis of Enterovirus 68 Strains from the 2014 North American Outbreak Reveals a New Clade, Indicating Viral Evolution.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Du Juan, Zheng Baisong, Zheng Wenwen, Li Peng, Kang Jian, Hou Jingwei, Markham Richard, Zhao Ke, Yu Xiao-Fang
Abstract excerpt
Enterovirus 68 (EVD68) causes respiratory illness, mostly in children. Despite a reported low-level of transmission, the occurrence of several recent outbreaks worldwide including the 2014 outbreak in North America has raised concerns regarding the pathogenesis and evolution of EVD68. To elucidate the phylogenetic features of EVD68 and possible causes for the 2014 outbreak, 216 EVD68 strain sequences were...
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