Molecular Detection of Enteroviruses from an Outbreak of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease in Malaysia in 1997
- 1 January 1999
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 31 (4) , 331-335
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00365549950163734
Abstract
Enterovirus 5'UTR sequences were detected by RT-PCR in 22 out of 47 suspected hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) patients during an outbreak of the disease with incidences of fatal brainstem encephalomyelitis in Malaysia in 1997. Genetic and phylogenetic analyses of the isolates 5'UTR sequences suggest the presence of predominantly enteroviruses with high sequence similarities to Echovirus 1 and Coxsackievirus A9 in the Malaysian peninsula. No fatal cases, however, were associated with these isolates. The remaining isolates, including all (4/4) isolates of the fatal cases from the Malaysian peninsula and Sarawak shared very high sequence identity with enterovirus 71MS (EV71). These findings suggest that several enteroviruses were circulating in Malaysia during the outbreak period, with only EV71 causing fatal infections.Keywords
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