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Enterovirus A71 Infection, Thailand, 2017.

Authors :
Puenpa J
Auphimai C
Korkong S
Vongpunsawad S
Poovorawan Y
Source :
Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2018 Jul; Vol. 24 (7), pp. 1386-1387.
Publication Year :
2018

Abstract

An outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease among children in Thailand peaked in August 2017. Enterovirus A71 subgenogroup B5 caused most (33.8%, 163/482) cases. Severe disease (myocarditis and encephalitis) was observed in 1 patient. Coxsackievirus A6 was detected in 6.0% (29/482) of patients, and coxsackievirus A16 was detected in 2.7% (13/482) of patients.

Subjects

Subjects :
Disease Outbreaks
Enterovirus Infections history
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease epidemiology
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease virology
History, 21st Century
Humans
Myocarditis epidemiology
Myocarditis virology
Thailand epidemiology
Enterovirus A, Human classification
Enterovirus A, Human genetics
Enterovirus Infections epidemiology
Enterovirus Infections virology

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1080-6059
Volume :
24
Issue :
7
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Emerging infectious diseases
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
29912701
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2407.171923
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