Recombinant coxsackievirus A2 and deaths of children, Hong Kong, 2012

Cyril C.Y. Yip; Susanna K.P. Lau; Patrick C.Y. Woo; Samson S.Y. Wong; Thomas H.F. Tsang; Janice Y.C. Lo; Wai Kwok Lam; Chak Chi Tsang; Kwok Hung Chan; Kwok Yung Yuen

doi:10.3201/eid1908.121498

Recombinant coxsackievirus A2 and deaths of children, Hong Kong, 2012

Cyril C.Y. Yip, Susanna K.P. Lau, Patrick C.Y. Woo, Samson S.Y. Wong, Thomas H.F. Tsang, Janice Y.C. Lo, Wai Kwok Lam, Chak Chi Tsang, Kwok Hung Chan, Kwok Yung Yuen

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Abstract

A natural recombinant of coxsackievirus A2 was found in 4 children with respiratory symptoms in Hong Kong, China, during the summer of 2012. Two of these children died. Vigilant monitoring of this emerging recombinant enterovirus is needed to prevent its transmission to other regions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1285-1288
Number of pages	4
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	19
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1908.121498
Publication status	Published - Aug 2013
Externally published	Yes

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Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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