A generic assay for whole-genome amplification and deep sequencing of enterovirus A71

• Main Authors: Tan, Le Van, Tuyen, Nguyen Thi Kim, Thanh, Tran Tan, Ngan, Tran Thuy, Van, Hoang Minh Tu, Sabanathan, Saraswathy, Van, Tran Thi My, Thanh, Le Thi My, Nguyet, Lam Anh, Geoghegan, Jemma L., Ong, Kien Chai, Perera, David, Hang, Vu Thi Ty, Ny, Nguyen Thi Han, Anh, Nguyen To, Ha, Do Quang, Qui, Phan Tu, Viet, Do Chau, Tuan, Ha Manh, Wong, Kum Thong, Holmes, Edward C., Chau, Nguyen Van Vinh, Thwaites, Guy, Doorn, H. Rogier van
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2015
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QR355 Virology; R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/7211/1/Nguyen.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/7211/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166093415000336
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) has emerged as the most important cause of large outbreaks of severe and sometimes fatal hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) across the Asia-Pacific region. EV-A71 outbreaks have been associated with (sub)genogroup switches, sometimes accompanied by recombination events. Und...