Genetic and Antigenic Characterization of Enterovirus 71 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 2011

Enterovirus 71 (EV71) frequently causes fatal infections in young children in Asia. In 2011, EV71 epidemics occurred in southern Vietnam. We conducted genetic and antigenic analysis of the EV71 isolates and found that 94% of them were genotype C4a related to two lineages circulating in China and 6%...

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Main Authors: Thoa, Le Phan Kim, Chiang, Pai-Shan, Khanh, Truong Huu, Luo, Shu-Ting, Dan, Tran Ngoc Hanh, Wang, Ya-Fang, Thuong, Tang Chi, Chung, Wan-Yu, Hung, Nguyen Thanh, Wang, Jen-Ren, Nhan, Le Nguyen Thanh, Thinh, Le Quoc, Su, Ih-Jen, Dung, Than Duc, Lee, Min-Shi
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3726754/