March 1, 2016Emerging infectious diseasesOpen Access

Enterovirus A71 Genogroups C and E in Children with Acute Flaccid Paralysis, West Africa

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Population

1,600 children with acute flaccid paralysis from various West Africa countries

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

MFMaría Dolores Fernández-GarcíaInstituto de Salud Carlos III OKOusmane KébéInstitut Pasteur de Dakar AFAichatou D. FallInstitut Pasteur

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Implication

Supports EV-A71 surveillance in West African acute flaccid paralysis; leaves open its transmission dynamics and burden.

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Population

1,600 children with acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) from various West Africa countries (Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Cape Verde)

Outcome

Circulation and genetic diversity of EV-A71

The study highlights the presence and high genetic diversity of EV-A71 in patients with acute flaccid paralysis in West Africa.

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Fernández-García et al. (2016) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8334fc78944653d1e8ec1f https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2204.151588

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Enterovirus A71 Genogroups C and E in Children with Acute Flaccid Paralysis, West Africa

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Enterovirus A71 Genogroups C and E in Children with Acute Flaccid Paralysis, West Africa

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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