Genome Sequence of Coxsackievirus A6, Isolated during a Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreak in Finland in 2008

Reports of hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) outbreaks caused by coxsackievirus A6 have increased worldwide after the report of the first outbreak in Finland in 2008. The complete genome of the first outbreak strain from a vesicle fluid specimen was determined.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Österback, Riikka, Koskinen, Satu, Merilahti, Pirjo, Pursiheimo, Juha-Pekka, Blomqvist, Soile, Roivainen, Merja, Laiho, Asta, Susi, Petri, Waris, Matti
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4200147/