Emergence of a novel recombinant of CV-A5 in HFMD epidemics in Xiangyang, China

• Main Authors: Yuting Yu (Author), Zhiyu Luo (Author), Weiping Jin (Author), Jianyi Mai (Author), Shasha Qian (Author), Jia Lu (Author), Zhenni Wei (Author), Shengli Meng (Author), Zejun Wang (Author), Xuhua Guan (Author), Yeqing Tong (Author), Shuo Shen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is caused by a variety of enterovirus serotypes and the etiological spectrum worldwide has changed since a large scale of outbreaks occurred in 1997. Methods A large number of clinical specimens of HFMD patients were collected in Xiangyang and...