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Sentinel Surveillance for Enterovirus 71, Taiwan, 1998
- Source :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 5, Iss 3, Pp 458-460 (1999)
- Publication Year :
- 1999
- Publisher :
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1999.
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Abstract
- Outbreaks of enterovirus 71 have been reported around the world since 1969. The most recent outbreak occurred in Taiwan during April-July 1998. This hand, foot, and mouth disease epidemic was detected by a sentinel surveillance system in April at the beginning of the outbreak, and the public was alerted.
- Subjects :
- China
Taiwan
Medicine
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10806040, 10806059, and 38910217
- Volume :
- 5
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.02ce082a07814dac9548a389102179c7
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0503.990321