Using Statistical Phylogenetics for Investigation of Enterovirus 71 Genotype A Reintroduction into Circulation

Neurovirulent enterovirus 71 (EV-A71) caused a massive epidemic in China in 2008–2011. While subgenotype C4 was the major causative agent, a few isolates were almost identical to the prototype EV-A71 strain and belonged to genotype A. This variant was allegedly extinct since 1970, and its identifica...

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Main Authors: Yulia Vakulenko, Andrei Deviatkin, Alexander Lukashev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-09-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/11/10/895