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SUBMITTER: Yang C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3142239 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yang Chunfu C Deng Chaoyang C Wan Junfeng J Zhu Liye L Leng Qibin Q
Virology journal 20110616
Enterovirus 71 (EV71) has emerged as a significant pathogen causing large outbreaks in China for the past 3 years. Developing an EV71 vaccine is urgently needed to stop the spread of the disease; however, the adaptive immune response of humans to EV71 infection remains unclear. We examined the neutralizing antibody titers in HFMD patients and compared them to those of asymptomatic healthy children and young adults. We found that 80% of HFMD patients became positive for neutralizing antibodies ag ...[more]