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isolation of an imported subgenotype b5 strain of human enterovirus a71 in chongqing city, china, 2014.

enterovirus a71 (ev-a71) is the main pathogen responsible for large outbreaks of hand, foot, and mouth disease (hfmd) in mainland china, and the dominant ev-a71 strains belong to subgenotype c4. to date, only one imported subgenotype b5 of ev-a71 has been reported in xiamen city fujian province, 2009.