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Molecular epidemiology and the evolution of human coxsackievirus A6.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Dec 2016
Puenpa Jiratchaya, Vongpunsawad Sompong, Österback Riikka, Waris Matti, Eriksson Eva, Albert Jan, Midgley Sofie, Fischer Thea K, Eis-Hübinger Anna M, Cabrerizo María, Gaunt Eleanor, Simmonds Peter, Poovorawan Yong
Abstract excerpt
Coxsackievirus A6 (CV-A6) is a major aetiologic agent for hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in recent years. HFMD outbreaks associated with CV-A6 resulted from the evolutionary dynamics of CV-A6 and the appearance of novel recombinant forms (RFs). To examine this, 151 variants collected in 2013 and 2014 from Germany, Spain, Sweden, Denmark and Thailand were genotyped for the VP1 capsid and 3Dpol genes. Analysis...
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