Coxsackievirus A6 and Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease, Finland

Österback, Riikka; Vuorinen, Tytti; Linna, Mervi; Susi, Petri; Hyypiä, Timo; Waris, Matti

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Coxsackievirus A6 and Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease, Finland

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Sep 2009
By Österback, Riikka ; Vuorinen, Tytti ; Linna, Mervi ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Österback, Riikka ; Vuorinen, Tytti ; Linna, Mervi ; Susi, Petri ; Hyypiä, Timo ; Waris, Matti
Description:

During fall 2008, an outbreak of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) with onychomadesis (nail shedding) as a common feature occurred in Finland. We identified an unusual enterovirus type, coxsackievirus A6 (CVA6), as the causative agent. CVA6 infections may be emerging as a new and major cause of epidemic HFMD.
Subjects:

Adult Child Communicable Diseases, Emerging Coxsackievirus Infections Disease Outbreaks Dispatch DNA Primers Enterovirus Female Hand, Foot And Mouth Disease Humans Male Nails, Malformed Phylogeny Species Specificity
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 15(9):1485-1488.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Finland
Location:

Europe
Volume:

15
Issue:

9
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:f37dadf820b6f69d9ca53b97610a33f3b613f749301c353d2eb95a62ba19be56
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