Virology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, and control of enterovirus 71.

• Main Authors: Solomon, Tom, Lewthwaite, Penny, Perera, David, Cardosa, Mary Jane, McMinn, P.C, Ooi, Mong How
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Science Direct 2010
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QR355 Virology; R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/7025/1/index.html_term%3D20961813; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/7025/2/Solomon.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/7025/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1473309910701948
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

First isolated in California, USA, in 1969, enterovirus 71 (EV71) is a major public health issue across the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. The virus, which is closely related to polioviruses, mostly affects children and causes hand, foot, and mouth disease with neurological and systemic complicatio...