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Large outbreak of herpangina in children caused by enterovirus in summer of 2015 in Hangzhou, China.
Scientific reports - 18 Oct 2016
Li Wei, Gao Hui-Hui, Zhang Qiong, Liu Yu-Jie, Tao Ran, Cheng Yu-Ping, Shu Qiang, Shang Shi-Qiang
Abstract excerpt
Herpangina, usually caused by coxsackie virus A, is prevalent in children spreading through the fecal-oral transmission and the respiratory droplets dissemination. Also, it is mostly asymptomatic and self-limiting. In our study, we found that large outbreak of herpangina in children occurred in the summer of 2015 in Hangzhou, China. From May 1th to August 31th, a total of 10 210 children were diagnosed with...
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