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Molecular characterization of non-polio enteroviruses isolated from acute flaccid paralysis patients in Uganda.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Aug 2021
Tushabe Phionah, Howard Wayne, Bwogi Josephine, Birungi Molly, Eliku James P, Kakooza Proscovia, Bukenya Henry, Namuwulya Prossy, Gaizi Joseph, Tibanagwa Mayi, Kabaliisa Theopista, Mulindwa Julius, Muhanguzi Dennis, Suchard Melinda, Gumede Nicksy, Bakamutumaho Barnabas
Abstract excerpt
Enteroviruses (EVs) are RNA viruses that can cause many clinical syndromes including acute flaccid paralysis (AFP). Within the global polio laboratory network, EVs are categorized either as polioviruses or non-polio enteroviruses (NPEVs). Specific NPEVs have been described in polio-like residual paralytic events in AFP patients. Retrospective analysis of 112 NPEV isolates from AFP patients was performed and...
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