First isolation of enterovirus 71 (EV-71) from Northern Brazil

Enterovirus 71 (EV-71) has been associated to cases of neurological disease in many countries including Brazil. This virus has now been reported from three of the five Brazilian regions. Our study relates the findings concerning to the first isolate of this virus in Northern region of Brazil. A 15-m...

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Main Authors: Leticia Martins Lamarão, Ana Maria T. R. Maciel, Maria de Lourdes Contente Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702003000400009&lng=en&tlng=en