Recombinant Coxsackievirus A2 and Deaths of Children, Hong Kong, 2012

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Yip, Cyril C.Y. ; Lau, Susanna K.P. ; Woo, Patrick C.Y. ; Wong, Samson S.Y. ; Tsang, Thomas H.F. ; Lo, Janice Y.C. ; Lam, Wai-Kwok ; Tsang, Chak-Chi ; Chan, Kwok-Hung ; Yuen, Kwok-Yung
• Description:
  A natural recombinant of coxsackievirus A2 was found in 4 children with respiratory symptoms in Hong Kong, China, during the summer of 2012. Two of these children died. Vigilant monitoring of this emerging recombinant enterovirus is needed to prevent its transmission to other regions.
• Subjects:
  Child, Preschool Children Coxsackievirus Coxsackievirus A2 Coxsackievirus Infections Deaths Dispatch Enterovirus Expedited Fatal Outcome Female Genes, Viral Hong Kong Humans Infant Male Molecular Diagnostic Techniques Multilocus Sequence Typing Phylogeny Recombinant Virus Recombination Recombination, Genetic Respiratory Tract Infections Viruses

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 19(8):1285-1288.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  19
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ca7550c080b932e9d5cdc32da60088e09d79489f4913291df2bfc490c213b018
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/19149/cdc_19149_DS1.pdf
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