Recombinant coxsackievirus A2 and deaths of children, Hong Kong, 2012

A natural recombinant of coxsackievirus A2 was found in 4 children with respiratory symptoms in Hong Kong, China, during the summer of 2012. Two of these children died. Vigilant monitoring of this emerging recombinant enterovirus is needed to prevent its transmission to other regions.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2013-08, Vol.19 (8), p.1285-1288
Hauptverfasser:	Yip, Cyril C Y, Lau, Susanna K P, Woo, Patrick C Y, Wong, Samson S Y, Tsang, Thomas H F, Lo, Janice Y C, Lam, Wai-Kwok, Tsang, Chak-Chi, Chan, Kwok-Hung, Yuen, Kwok-Yung
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Child, Preschool children coxsackievirus coxsackievirus A2 Coxsackievirus infections Coxsackievirus Infections - diagnosis Coxsackievirus Infections - virology Dispatch Enterovirus - genetics Expedited Fatal Outcome Female Genes, Viral Health aspects Hong Kong Humans Infant Infection Male Molecular Diagnostic Techniques Multilocus Sequence Typing Phylogeny recombinant virus recombination Recombination, Genetic Respiratory Tract Infections - diagnosis Respiratory Tract Infections - virology viruses
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Zusammenfassung:	A natural recombinant of coxsackievirus A2 was found in 4 children with respiratory symptoms in Hong Kong, China, during the summer of 2012. Two of these children died. Vigilant monitoring of this emerging recombinant enterovirus is needed to prevent its transmission to other regions.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid1908.121498