Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease Caused by Coxsackievirus A6, Thailand, 2012

In Thailand, hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is usually caused by enterovirus 71 or coxsackievirus A16. To determine the cause of a large outbreak of HFMD in Thailand during June–August 2012, we examined patient specimens. Coxsackievirus A6 was the causative agent. To improve prevention and con...

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Autores principales: Puenpa, Jiratchaya, Chieochansin, Thaweesak, Linsuwanon, Piyada, Korkong, Sumeth, Thongkomplew, Siwanat, Vichaiwattana, Preyaporn, Theamboonlers, Apiradee, Poovorawan, Yong
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3647428/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23631943
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1904.121666
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author Puenpa, Jiratchaya
Chieochansin, Thaweesak
Linsuwanon, Piyada
Korkong, Sumeth
Thongkomplew, Siwanat
Vichaiwattana, Preyaporn
Theamboonlers, Apiradee
Poovorawan, Yong
author_facet Puenpa, Jiratchaya
Chieochansin, Thaweesak
Linsuwanon, Piyada
Korkong, Sumeth
Thongkomplew, Siwanat
Vichaiwattana, Preyaporn
Theamboonlers, Apiradee
Poovorawan, Yong
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description In Thailand, hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is usually caused by enterovirus 71 or coxsackievirus A16. To determine the cause of a large outbreak of HFMD in Thailand during June–August 2012, we examined patient specimens. Coxsackievirus A6 was the causative agent. To improve prevention and control, causes of HFMD should be monitored.
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spelling pubmed-36474282013-05-13 Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease Caused by Coxsackievirus A6, Thailand, 2012 Puenpa, Jiratchaya Chieochansin, Thaweesak Linsuwanon, Piyada Korkong, Sumeth Thongkomplew, Siwanat Vichaiwattana, Preyaporn Theamboonlers, Apiradee Poovorawan, Yong Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch In Thailand, hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is usually caused by enterovirus 71 or coxsackievirus A16. To determine the cause of a large outbreak of HFMD in Thailand during June–August 2012, we examined patient specimens. Coxsackievirus A6 was the causative agent. To improve prevention and control, causes of HFMD should be monitored. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-04 /pmc/articles/PMC3647428/ /pubmed/23631943 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1904.121666 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Puenpa, Jiratchaya
Chieochansin, Thaweesak
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Theamboonlers, Apiradee
Poovorawan, Yong
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title Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease Caused by Coxsackievirus A6, Thailand, 2012
title_full Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease Caused by Coxsackievirus A6, Thailand, 2012
title_fullStr Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease Caused by Coxsackievirus A6, Thailand, 2012
title_full_unstemmed Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease Caused by Coxsackievirus A6, Thailand, 2012
title_short Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease Caused by Coxsackievirus A6, Thailand, 2012
title_sort hand, foot, and mouth disease caused by coxsackievirus a6, thailand, 2012
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3647428/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23631943
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1904.121666
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