An outbreak of variant hand-foot-and-mouth disease caused by coxsackievirus A6 in New Zealand presented with widespread rash, larger blisters, and skin peeling or nail shedding.
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Describes the first outbreak of variant hand-foot-and-mouth disease caused by coxsackievirus A6 in New Zealand, highlighting its atypical clinical features.
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 communication networks enabled detection of and dissemination of information about this emergent strain.
Hayman et al. (Fri,) conducted a observational in Hand-foot-and-mouth disease. Coxsackievirus A6 infection was evaluated. An outbreak of variant hand-foot-and-mouth disease caused by coxsackievirus A6 in New Zealand presented with widespread rash, larger blisters, and skin peeling or nail shedding.