Isolating Asian enterovirus 71 subgenogroup C4 in two Austrian clinical samples from 2004

Hamaguchi et al. recently reported on the on the occurrence of enterovirus type 71 (EV71) subgenogroup C4 in Japan [1]. According to the authors, this strain may have emerged in mainland China and in Taiwan. EV71 subgenogroup C4 has recently gained public health interest following reports of an ongo...

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Published inEuro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles Vol. 13; no. 28
Main Authors Huemer, H P, Ortner, B, Huang, C-W, Schmid, D, Mutz, I, Wewalka, G, Yang, J-Y, Allerberger, F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Sweden 10.07.2008
Subjects
Austria
Child
Child, Preschool
Enterovirus - genetics
Enterovirus - isolation & purification
Enterovirus Infections - virology
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Retrospective Studies
Species Specificity
Austria
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Summary:Hamaguchi et al. recently reported on the on the occurrence of enterovirus type 71 (EV71) subgenogroup C4 in Japan [1]. According to the authors, this strain may have emerged in mainland China and in Taiwan. EV71 subgenogroup C4 has recently gained public health interest following reports of an ongoing outbreak in China and Vietnam in 2008: In June 2008, more than 176,000 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) were reported in China alone, and at least 24 deaths have been attributed to EV71 [2,3]. In the largest and most severe EV71-associated HFMD outbreak in Taiwan in 1998, 405 children had severe neurological complications and/or pulmonary oedema; 78 children died [4].
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ISSN:1560-7917
1560-7917
DOI:10.2807/ese.13.28.18922-en