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Coxsackievirus B4: an underestimated pathogen associated with a hand, foot, and mouth disease outbreak.
Archives of virology - 1 Aug 2021
Xiao Jinbo, Wang Jianxing, Zhang Yong, Sun Dapeng, Lu Huanhuan, Han Zhenzhi, Song Yang, Yan Dongmei, Zhu Shuangli, Pei Yaowen, Xu Wenbo, Wang Xianjun
Abstract excerpt
In order to discover the causes of a coxsackievirus B4 (CV-B4)-associated hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) outbreak and to study the evolutionary characteristics of the virus, we sequenced isolates obtained during an outbreak for comparative analysis with previously sequenced strains. Phylogenetic and evolutionary dynamics analysis was performed to examine the genetic characteristics of CV-B4 in China and...
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