Emerging Enterovirus A71 Subgenogroup B5 Causing Severe Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease, Vietnam, 2023.

ABSTRACT: We report on a 2023 outbreak of severe hand, foot, and mouth disease in southern Vietnam caused by an emerging lineage of enterovirus A71 subgenogroup B5. Affected children were significantly older than those reported during previous outbreaks. The virus should be closely monitored to assess its potential for global dispersal.

SUBMITTER: Chau NVV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10826755 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature