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SUBMITTER: Anasir MI
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6471744 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
International journal of molecular sciences 20190313 6
Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) commonly produces herpangina, but fatal neurological complications have been observed in children. Enterovirus 71 (EV-A71) and Coxsackievirus 16 (CV-A16) are the predominant viruses causing HFMD worldwide. With rising concern about HFMD outbreaks, there is a need for an effective vaccine against EV-A71 and CV-A16. Although an inactivated vaccine has been developed against EV-A71 in China, the inability of the inactivated vaccine to confer protection against C ...[more]