Seroepidemiology and molecular epidemiology of enterovirus 71 in Russia.

Enterovirus 71 (EV71) is an emerging human pathogen causing massive epidemics of hand, foot and mouth disease with severe neurological complications in Asia. EV71 also circulates in Europe, however it does not cause large outbreaks. The reason for distinct epidemiological patterns of EV71 infection...

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Main Authors: Ludmila V Akhmadishina, Tatiana P Eremeeva, Olga E Trotsenko, Olga E Ivanova, Mikhail I Mikhailov, Alexander N Lukashev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4018281?pdf=render