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Genetic characterization of VP1 of coxsackieviruses A2, A4, and A10 associated with hand, foot, and mouth disease in Vietnam in 2012-2017: endemic circulation and emergence of new HFMD-causing lineages.
Archives of virology - 1 Apr 2020
Hoa-Tran Thi Nguyen, Nguyen Anh The, Dao Anh Thi Hai, Kataoka Chikako, Ta Hong Thi Thu, Nguyen Ha Thi Viet, Takemura Taichiro, Nguyen Trang Thi Thu, Vu Hung Manh, Nguyen Thanh Thi Hien, Shimizu Hiroyuki
Abstract excerpt
While conducting sentinel surveillance of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) in Vietnam, we found a sudden increase in the prevalence of coxsackievirus A10 (CV-A10) in 2016 and CV-A2 and CV-A4 in 2017, the emergence of which has been reported recently to be associated with various clinical manifestations in other countries. However, there have been only a limited number of molecular studies on those serotypes,...
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