Co-circulation of coxsackieviruses A-6, A-10, and A-16 causes hand, foot, and mouth disease in Guangzhou city, China

• Published in: BMC infectious diseases Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 271 - 11
• Main Authors: Xie, Jia, Yang, Xiao-Han, Hu, Si-Qi, Zhan, Wen-Li, Zhang, Chang-Bin, Liu, Hong, Zhao, Hong-Yu, Chai, Hui-Ying, Chen, Ke-Yi, Du, Qian-Yi, Liu, Pan, Yin, Ai-Hua, Luo, Ming-Yong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 07.04.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Age; Analysis; Autumn; Base Sequence - genetics; Capsid Proteins - genetics; Child; Child, Preschool; China; China - epidemiology; Co-circulation; Communicable diseases; Coxsackievirus; Coxsackievirus infections; Coxsackieviruses; Diagnosis; Diagnostic systems; Disease; Edema; Encephalitis; Enterovirus; Enterovirus A, Human - classification; Enterovirus A, Human - genetics; Enteroviruses; Epidemics; Female; Fever; Genotype; Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease - epidemiology; Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease - virology; Hand, foot, and mouth disease; Hands; Hospitals; Humans; Infant; Infectious diseases; Laboratories; Male; Meningitis; Outbreaks; Pathogens; Patients; Pediatric diseases; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Prevalence; Prevention; Seasons; Sequences; Serogroup; Serotypes; Surveillance; Ulcers; VP1 protein; China; United States > US; Guangzhou China; Coxsackievirus; Enterovirus; Co-circulation; Hand, foot, and mouth disease

Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common infectious disease occurring in children under 5 years of age worldwide, and Enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) and Coxsackievirus A16 (CVA-16) are identified as the predominant pathogens. In recent years, Coxsackievirus A6 (CVA-6) and Coxsackievirus A10 (CVA-1...