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EPIDEMIC OF HAND, FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE IN WEST BENGAL, INDIA IN AUGUST, 2007: A MULTICENTRIC STUDY

BACKGROUND: Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is caused mostly by Coxsackievirus A16 (CA16) and enterovirus 71 (EV71). Epidemic of HFMD has occurred in India only once in Kerala in 2003. We report here a recent outbreak of HFMD in three districts of West Bengal, India. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A ca...

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Autores principales: Sarma, Nilendu, Sarkar, Abhijit, Mukherjee, Amlan, Ghosh, Apurba, Dhar, Sandipan, Malakar, Rajib
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2800866/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20049265
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.48982