Human enterovirus 71 infection in Sarawak, Malaysia

Introduction: Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a childhood exanthema caused by enteroviruses, such as coxsackie virus A (CV A) 16. However since 1997 large epidemics ofHFMD caused by human enterovirus (EV) 71 and associated with severe and sometimes fatal neurological complications have occurr...

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Main Author: Ooi, Mong How
Published: University of Liverpool 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.569776