Open AccessComparison of Nonpolio Enteroviruses in Children With Herpangina and Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease in Taiwan
Author(s) -
TienYu Owen Yang,
Kuan-Ying A. Huang,
Mei-Huei Chen,
PauChung Chen,
WanTing Huang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/inf.0000000000002351
Subject(s) - foot and mouth disease , medicine , enterovirus , outbreak , incidence (geometry) , pediatrics , enterovirus 71 , veterinary medicine , virology , virus , physics , optics
Nonpolio enterovirus (NPEV) infections are often present with herpangina (HA) and hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD). Most countries sample NPEVs in HFMD cases, targeting enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) and coxsackievirus A16 (CV-A16) that are associated with outbreaks and severe complications. HA is also monitored in Taiwan and several other countries, but its viral characteristics are underreported.