Epidemiologic Features of Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease and Herpangina Caused by Enterovirus 71 in Taiwan, 1998–2005

Chen, Kow‐Tong; Chang, Hsiao-Ling; Wang, Shan‐Tair; Cheng, Yan-Tzong; Yang, Jyh-Yuan

doi:10.1542/peds.2006-3331

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Epidemiologic Features of Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease and Herpangina Caused by Enterovirus 71 in Taiwan, 1998–2005

Published in PEDIATRICS • Aug 1, 2007

Authors:

Kow‐Tong Chen

Hsiao-Ling Chang

Shan‐Tair Wang

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: In 1998, an epidemic of hand-foot-mouth disease/herpangina was caused by human enterovirus 71 infection in Taiwan. The underlying factors of widespread emergence of viral infection are unclear. The purpose of this study was to assess the epidemiology of hand-foot-mouth disease/herpangina ...

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Medicine

Enterovirus 71

Enterovirus

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