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Enterovirus 71 Maternal Antibodies in Infants, Taiwan
Enterovirus 71 (EV71) causes life-threatening disease outbreaks in young children in Asia. This cohort study was conducted to understand the dynamics of maternal EV71 antibodies in Taiwanese young infants. Approximately 50% of neonates had detectable EV71 neutralizing antibodies, which declined to almost undetectable levels by 6 months of age.
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Enterovirus 71 (EV71) caused a large outbreak in Taiwan in 1998 with 78 deaths, and smaller outbreaks recurred in 2000 and 2001. The outbreak was recognized because of a large number of hand, foot, and mouth disease cases and the rapid deaths of children with the disease. Virologic and pathologic studies indicated that EV71 was the most important agent related to severe and fatal cases and that...
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The most recently discovered enterovirus, enterovirus 71 (EV71), is neurotropic and may cause severe disease and sudden death in children. In 1998, a large outbreak of enterovirus infection occurred in Taiwan that resulted in 405 severe cases in children and 78 deaths. Of the 78 children who died, 71 (91%) were <5 years old. EV71 was the primary agent in fatal cases of infection. Most of these ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Pediatrics & Neonatology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1875-9572
DOI: 10.1016/s1875-9572(08)60023-6