| outbreak of variant hand-foot-and-mouth disease caused by coxsackievirus a6 in auckland, new zealand. | hand-foot-and-mouth disease is a common, usually mild childhood illness caused by enteroviruses. over the last five years, coxsackievirus a6 has been identified as a causative agent in outbreaks in europe, south-east asia and america. it has an atypical presentation compared with other enteroviruses, with more widespread rash, larger blisters and subsequent skin peeling and/or nail shedding. we give the first description of an outbreak of coxsackievirus a6 in new zealand and how health-care comm ... | 2014 | 25123330 |