Scientific Committee on Enteric Infections and Foodborne Diseases Strategies for the Prevention and Control of EV71 Infection in Hong Kong Purpose
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2. EV71 is an emerging concern in South East Asia and the Western Pacific. Since 1997, several large regional epidemics of EV71 infection have occurred, the first being reported in Malaysia (Sarawak) in 1997, followed by outbreaks in Taiwan, Australia (Perth), and Singapore etc. While EV71 infection often presents with hand-footmouth syndrome, the infection is also associated with neurological complications, typically viral encephalitis. During the major outbreaks of hand-foot-mouth diseases in the neighbouring countries, numerous cases of brainstem encephalitis associated with pulmonary oedema with a high case-fatality rate were also observed.
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