Severe Pediatric Adenovirus 7 Disease in Singapore Linked to Recent Outbreaks across Asia

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Ng, Oon Tek ; Thoon, Koh Cheng ; Chua, Hui Ying ; Tan, Natalie Woon Hui ; Chong, Chia Yin ; Tee, Nancy Wen Sim ; Lin, Raymond Tzer Pin ; Cui, Lin ; Venkatachalam, Indumathi ; Tambyah, Paul Anantharajah ; Chew, Jonathan ; Fong, Raymond Kok Choon ; Oh, Helen May Lin ; Krishnan, Prabha Unny ; Lee, Vernon Jian Ming ; Tan, Boon Huan ; Ng, Sock Hoon ; Ting, Pei Jun ; Maurer-Stroh, Sebastian ; Gunalan, Vithiagaran ; Khong, Wei Xin
• Description:
  During November 2012-July 2013, a marked increase of adenovirus type 7 (Ad7) infections associated with severe disease was documented among pediatric patients in Singapore. Phylogenetic analysis revealed close genetic links with severe Ad7 outbreaks in China, Taiwan, and other parts of Asia.
• Subjects:
  Adenoviruses, Human Adenovirus Infections, Human Adolescent Child Child, Preschool Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Genes, Viral Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Male Phylogeny Retrospective Studies

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 21(7):1192-1196
• Pubmed ID:
  26079293
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4480382
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Asia ; China ; Singapore ; Malaysia ; Taiwan
• Location:
  Asia
• Volume:
  21
• Issue:
  7
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:1cb3b2c7be33c8fb2304bd5f8f4776956c437b61a7e96e140657efd770aedef0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/31824/cdc_31824_DS1.pdf
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