| molecular epidemiology of coxsackievirus a6 associated with outbreaks of hand, foot, and mouth disease in tianjin, china, in 2013. | since 2008, mainland china has undergone widespread outbreaks of hand, foot, and mouth disease (hfmd). in order to determine the characteristics of epidemics and enteroviruses (ev) associated with hfmd in tianjin, in northern china, epidemiological and virological data from routine surveillance were collected and analyzed. in tianjin, a persistent epidemic of hfmd was demonstrated during 2008-2013, involving 102,705 mild, 179 severe, and 16 fatal cases. overall, 8234 specimens were collected fro ... | 2015 | 25680566 |