Population dynamics and genetic diversity of C4 strains of human enterovirus 71 in Mainland China, 1998-2010.

BACKGROUND: Since 1997, several countries within the Asian Pacific region have been affected by one or more massive outbreaks of Hand Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD). Virus typing experiments revealed that these outbreaks were caused by strains of human enterovirus 71 (EV71) belonging to several diffe...

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Main Authors: Dawei Guan, Sabine van der Sanden, Hanri Zeng, Wei Li, Huanying Zheng, Cong Ma, Juan Su, Zheng Liu, Xue Guo, Xin Zhang, Leng Liu, Marion Koopmans, Changwen Ke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3440427?pdf=render