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...
| Published in: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
2018-11-01
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652018005000402&lng=en&tlng=en |
| Summary: | 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 control. The morbidity rate of EV-A71 infection differs between countries. The pathogen’s genetic lineages are undergoing rapid evolutionary changes. An association between the occurrence of EV-A71 infection and the circulation of different genetic strains of EV-A71 virus has been identified around the world. In this review, we present and discuss the molecular epidemiology and pathogenesis of the human disease caused by EV-A71 infection, as well as current prospects for the development of an EV-A71 vaccine. |
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| ISSN: | 1678-9946 |