The role of enterovirus 71 and coxsackievirus A strains in a large outbreak of hand, foot, and mouth disease in 2012 in Changsha, China
Author(s) -
Jing-fang Chen,
Rusheng Zhang,
Xinhua Ou,
FaMing Chen,
Bian-Cheng Sun
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.07.024
Subject(s) - outbreak , enterovirus , coxsackievirus , enterovirus 71 , foot and mouth disease , virology , serotype , hand foot and mouth disease , genotyping , biology , phylogenetic tree , genotype , pathogen , medicine , veterinary medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , epidemiology , virus , gene , genetics
During 2012, Changsha experienced a large outbreak of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD), resulting in 25,438 cases, including 42 severe cases and eight deaths.
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