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Molecular characterization of echovirus 13 uncovering high genetic diversity and identification of new genotypes in Pakistan.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Mar 2017
Shaukat Shahzad, Angez Mehar, Mahmood Tariq, Alam Muhammad Masroor, Sharif Salmaan, Khurshid Adnan, Rana Muhammad Suleman, Zaidi Syed Sohail Zahoor
Abstract excerpt
Echovirus 13 (E-13) is reported worldwide and is mostly related to aseptic meningitis but it is also isolated from cases of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP). Unfortunately, all studies conducted on non polio enterovirus in Pakistan only confirm E-13 isolation based on microneutralization assay but there is lack of molecular epidemiological data on this serotype. In this study, 113 stool samples were collected from...
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