Enterovirus A71 Infection, Thailand, 2017

An outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease among children in Thailand peaked in August 2017. Enterovirus A71 subgenogroup B5 caused most (33.8%, 163/482) cases. Severe disease (myocarditis and encephalitis) was observed in 1 patient. Coxsackievirus A6 was detected in 6.0% (29/482) of patients, and...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2018-07, Vol.24 (7), p.1386-1387
Hauptverfasser:	Puenpa, Jiratchaya, Auphimai, Chompoonut, Korkong, Sumeth, Vongpunsawad, Sompong, Poovorawan, Yong
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Coxsackievirus infections Development and progression Disease Outbreaks Encephalitis enterovirus Enterovirus A, Human - classification Enterovirus A, Human - genetics enterovirus A71 Enterovirus Infections - epidemiology Enterovirus Infections - history Enterovirus Infections - virology foot hand Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease - epidemiology Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease - virology Health aspects History, 21st Century Humans infection Myocarditis - epidemiology Myocarditis - virology Pediatric diseases Research Letter Thailand - epidemiology viruses
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Zusammenfassung:	An outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease among children in Thailand peaked in August 2017. Enterovirus A71 subgenogroup B5 caused most (33.8%, 163/482) cases. Severe disease (myocarditis and encephalitis) was observed in 1 patient. Coxsackievirus A6 was detected in 6.0% (29/482) of patients, and coxsackievirus A16 was detected in 2.7% (13/482) of patients.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2407.171923