Cyclical Patterns of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Caused by Enterovirus A71 in Malaysia.

• Main Authors: Nmn NikNadia (Author), I-Ching Sam (Author), Sanjay Rampal (Author), Wmz WanNorAmalina (Author), Ghazali NurAtifah (Author), Khebir Verasahib (Author), Chia Ching Ong (Author), MohdAidinniza MohdAdib (Author), Yoke Fun Chan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) is an important emerging pathogen causing large epidemics of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in children. In Malaysia, since the first EV-A71 epidemic in 1997, recurrent cyclical epidemics have occurred every 2-3 years for reasons that remain unclear. We hypothesize that...