Clinical features and virology of hand foot mouth disease in Southern Vietnam, July 2013 - March 2015

摘要

Background: In Asia, hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is associated with large and sometimes severe outbreaks since 1997, and is caused by enterovirus A (EV-A), in particular EV-A71. Monitoring the pattern of replacement between EV-A serotypes, the associated clinical profiles and pathogen evolution are essential for understanding the progress of outbreak/epidemics and development of intervention strategies.