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Human enterovirus 71 and hand, foot and mouth disease

Human enterovirus 71 and hand, foot and mouth disease

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Human enterovirus 71 and hand, foot and mouth disease

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Full title

Human enterovirus 71 and hand, foot and mouth disease

Publisher

Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press

Journal title

Epidemiology and infection, 2010-08, Vol.138 (8), p.1071-1089

Language

English

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Publisher

Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press

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Contents

Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is generally a benign febrile exanthematous childhood disease caused by human enteroviruses. The route of transmission is postulated to be faeco-oral in developing areas but attributed more to respiratory droplet in developed areas. Transmission is facilitated by the prolonged environmental survival of these viru...

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Human enterovirus 71 and hand, foot and mouth disease

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_815543294

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_815543294

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ISSN

0950-2688

E-ISSN

1469-4409

DOI

10.1017/S0950268809991555

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