Epidemiological survey of enterovirus infections occurring in Taiwan between 2000 and 2005: Analysis of sentinel physician surveillance data

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 79, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1850-1860

  Tseng, Fan Chen ^a   Huang, Han Chin ^b   Chi, Chia Yu ^a   Lin, Tsuey Li ^b   Liu, Ching Chuan ^c   Jian, Jhih Wei ^b   Hsu, Li Ching ^b   Wu, Ho Sheng ^b   Yang, Jyh Yuan ^b   Chang, Ya Wen ^a   Wang, Hsuan Chen ^a   Hsu, Yun Wei ^a   Su, Ih Jen ^a   Wang, Jen Ren ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^b CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Enterovirus; Prevalence; Serotypes; Trend

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN VP1;

ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; COXSACKIE VIRUS A; COXSACKIE VIRUS B; COXSACKIE VIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENTEROVIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HAND FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LABORATORY; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROTYPE; TAIWAN;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENTEROVIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS;

ENTEROVIRUS; HUMAN COXSACKIEVIRUS A16; HUMAN COXSACKIEVIRUS B4; HUMAN ECHOVIRUS 30;

EID: 35548993571     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21006     Document Type: Article

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