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Genetic characterization of enterovirus A71 isolates from severe neurological cases in Poland.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Feb 2018
Wieczorek Magdalena, Purzyńska Mariola, Krzysztoszek Arleta, Ciąćka Agnieszka, Figas Agnieszka, Szenborn Leszek
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to report a minor outbreak of enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) infection in Poland and characterize isolates from cases of severe neurological infection detected in 2013 and 2016. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that Polish strains belonged to the C genogroup: C1, C2, and C4. Severe neurological manifestations as encephalitis or acute flaccid paralysis (AFP), were associated with all detected...
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