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Genomic characterization of coxsackievirus type B3 strains associated with acute flaccid paralysis in south-western India.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Mar 2016
Laxmivandana Rongala, Cherian Sarah S, Yergolkar Prasanna, Chitambar Shobha D
Abstract excerpt
Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) associated with coxsackievirus type B3 (CV-B3) of the species Enterovirus B is an emerging concern worldwide. Although CV-B3-associated AFP in India has been demonstrated previously, the genomic characterization of these strains is unreported. Here, CV-B3 strains detected on the basis of the partial VP1 gene in 10 AFP cases and five asymptomatic contacts identified from different...
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