Molecular characterization of enterovirus-A71 in children with acute flaccid paralysis in the Philippines

Molecular characterization of enterovirus-A71 in children with acute flaccid paralysis in the Philippines

Abstract Background Several inactivated enterovirus-A71 (EV-A71) vaccines are currently licensed in China; however, the development of additional EV-A71 vaccines is ongoing, necessitating extensive analysis of the molecular epidemiology of the virus worldwide. Until 2012, laboratory confirmation of...

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Main Authors: Lea Necitas Apostol, Hiroyuki Shimizu, Akira Suzuki, Rifqiyah Nur Umami, Maria Melissa Ann Jiao, Amado Tandoc, Mariko Saito, Socorro Lupisan, Hitoshi Oshitani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Acute flaccid paralysis
Enterovirus A71
Genogroup C2
Hand
Foot and Mouth disease
Philippines
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-3955-x

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