Molecular epidemiology of human enterovirus 71 strains in the Nanchang region of China in 2011.

This study shows that the C4 subgenotype strain of EV71 was prevalent in the HFMD cases of Nanchang in 2011, and it reports the first incidence of adults being infected by EV71 in the Nanchang region. Thus, the surveillance of HFMD epidemiology and monitoring of HFMD severity should be continued.
PMID: 23514913 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases - May 25, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Zhou X, Fan G, Xia W, He F, Hu M, Ni X, Zhang Y, Chen H Tags: Jpn J Infect Dis Source Type: research