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Epidemiology and virologic investigation of human enterovirus 71 infection in the Republic of Korea from 2007 to 2012: a nationwide cross-sectional study.
BMC infectious diseases - 18 Aug 2016
Kim Hye-Jin, Hyeon Ji-Yeon, Hwang Seoyeon, Lee Yong-Pyo, Lee Sang Won, Yoo Jung Sik, Kang Byunghak, Ahn Jeong-Bae, Jeong Yong-Seok, Lee June-Woo
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BACKGROUND: Enterovirus (EV) 71 is the main pathogen associated with hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) or herpangina. Outbreaks of HFMD caused by EV71 infection are associated severe neurological disease and high mortality rates in children. Several sporadic cases of EV71 infection occurred in the Republic of Korea (ROK) in 2000, and EV71 infections were not reported thereafter until 2006. In this prospective...
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