Hand, foot and mouth disease and herpangina caused by enterovirus A71 infections: a review of enterovirus A71 molecular epidemiology, pathogenesis, and current vaccine development

ABSTRACT Enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) infections are one of the main etiological agents of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) and herpangina worldwide. EV-A71 infection is a life-threatening communicable disease and there is an urgent global need for the development of vaccines for its prevention and c...

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Published in:	Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors:	Yu-Kang Chang, Kou-Huang Chen, Kow-Tong Chen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2018-11-01
Subjects:	Hand, foot and mouth disease Herpangina Enterovirus A71 Vaccine
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652018005000402&lng=en&tlng=en