Enteroviruses are very common and cause infections with a diverse array of clinical features.
Enteroviruses are most frequently considered by practising pathologists in cases of aseptic …

Enterovirus 71 (EV71) was first described in USA in 1969 but retrospective studies in The
Netherlands further detected EV71 in the clinical specimens collected in 1963. EV71 has …

Background Hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) is an acute viral illness commonly
caused by coxsackievirus (CV)-A16 and enterovirus 71 infections. Recently, atypical HFMD …

Non-polio enteroviruses (NPEVs) have been reported frequently in association with acute
flaccid paralysis (AFP) cases during Polio Surveillance Programs (PSPs) worldwide …

Background Studies regarding coxsackievirus A6 (CVA6) infection were limited. In Taiwan,
outbreaks of CVA6 occurred in 2009 and 2010, respectively, but the clinical manifestations …

Within the initiatives for poliomyelitis eradication by WHO, Italy activated an environmental
surveillance (ES) in 2005. ES complements clinical Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) …

Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance has been conducted as part of the World Health
Organization (WHO) strategy on poliomyelitis eradication. Aside from poliovirus, which is the …

Background Typically, hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) is a mild childhood illness
associated with coxsackievirus (CV)-A16, CV-A6, enterovirus (EV)-A71. Objectives To …

Objective Enterovirus 71 (EV71) is causing life-threatening outbreaks in tropical Asia. In
Taiwan and other tropical Asian countries, although nationwide EV71 epidemics occur …

BACKGROUND: Human enterovirus 71 (HEV71) infections are a significant public health
threat in the Asia–Pacific region and occasionally cause severe neurological complications …