Molecular epidemiology of coxsackievirus A16: intratype and prevalent intertype recombination identified.

Molecular epidemiology of coxsackievirus A16: intratype and prevalent intertype recombination identified.

Coxsackievirus A16 (CVA16) is responsible for nearly 50% of all the confirmed hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) cases in mainland China, sometimes it could also cause severe complications, and even death. To clarify the genetic characteristics and the epidemic patterns of CVA16 in mainland China,...

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Main Authors: Xiangpeng Chen, Xiaojuan Tan, Jing Li, Yu Jin, Liming Gong, Mei Hong, Yonglin Shi, Shuangli Zhu, Baomin Zhang, Shuang Zhang, Yong Zhang, Naiying Mao, Wenbo Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3858299?pdf=render

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