| monoplegia caused by enterovirus 71: an outbreak in hong kong. | | 1987 | 3562141 |
| changing epidemiology of hand, foot, and mouth disease in hong kong, 2001-2009. | we report the surveillance findings of hand, foot, and mouth disease (hfmd) collected from a general practitioner-based sentinel surveillance system and outbreaks reported by institutions and a laboratory-based enterovirus surveillance system in hong kong from 2001 to 2009. a seasonal peak was detected in the warmer months (may-july), along with a smaller winter peak (october-december) from 2006 onwards. the number of older children (>5 years) infected increased from 25.4% in 2001 to 33.0% in 20 ... | 2010 | 21099093 |
| genetic characterization of ev71 isolates from 2004 to 2010 reveals predominance and persistent circulation of the newly proposed genotype d and recent emergence of a distinct lineage of subgenotype c2 in hong kong. | enterovirus 71 (ev71) is a common etiological agent of hand, foot and mouth disease (hfmd) in children. ev71 epidemics have been reported in hong kong in recent years, and yet the genetic information of ev71 strains circulating in our locality is limited. the objective of this study was to investigate the genetic evolution of these ev71 isolates in hong kong over a 7-year period. | 2013 | 23822185 |
| the enterovirus 71 epidemic in 2008--public health implications for hong kong. | we compared the epidemiological, clinical and laboratory characteristics of enterovirus 71 (ev71) cases recorded in the epidemic year of 2008 with those of the past decade. | 2010 | 20599410 |