Description of non-polio enteroviruses identified in two national surveillance programmes in South Africa

Background: Human enteroviruses (EV) consist of 106 serotypes and four species: EV-A, EV-B, EV-C and EV-D. Enteroviruses cause clinical symptoms varying from severe to mild. Knowledge of EV burden in South Africa is limited, and as non-polio EV are important causes of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) a...

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Main Authors: Wayne Howard, Dana Savulescu, Leigh Berrie, Adrian J. Puren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2020-12-01
Series:Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://sajid.co.za/index.php/sajid/article/view/196