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SUBMITTER: Li JS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4495935 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Virology journal 20150618
<h4>Background</h4>Coxsackievirus A4 (CV-A4) is classified as human enterovirus A according to its serotype. CV-A4, an etiological agent of hand, foot, and mouth disease, affects children worldwide and can circulate in closed environments such as schools and hospitals for long periods.<h4>Findings</h4>An outbreak of febrile illness at a nursery school in Beijing, China, was confirmed to be caused by CV-A4. Phylogenetic analysis of the complete genome of the isolated strain showed that the virus ...[more]