A Large-scale Epidemic of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Associated With Enterovirus 71 Infection in Japan in 1978
Year: 1981
Type: article
Abstract: An epidemic of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) took place throughout Japan in 1978.A total of 36,301 cases were reported and clinical symptoms were mostly typical of HFMD.Most patients were under five years of age.This communication deals with the summarized results of epidemiological informa tion from various laboratories on the incidence of HFMD.Enterovirus 71 is known to be associated mainly with central nervous system (CNS) diseases in USA (Schmidt et al., 1974;Deibel et al., 1975), Australia
Authors: ISAMU TAGAYA, REIKO TAKAYAMA, AKIO HAGIWARA
Institutions: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, National Institute of Health
Language: English
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2321562229