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Genetic Characterization of Enterovirus A71 Circulating in Africa

Ionela Gouandjika-Vasilache
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Etienne Simon-Loriere
Anavaj Sakuntabhai
Maël N Bessaud
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Abstract

We analyzed whole-genome sequences of 8 enterovirus A71 isolates (EV-A71). We confirm the circulation of geno-group C and the new genogroup E in West Africa. Our analysis demonstrates wide geographic circulation and describes genetic exchanges between EV-A71 and autochtho-nous EV-A that might contribute to the emergence of patho-genic lineages.
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pasteur-01745950 , version 1 (28-03-2018)

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Maria Dolores Fernandez-Garcia, Romain Volle, Marie-Line Joffret, Serge Alain Sadeuh-Mba, Ionela Gouandjika-Vasilache, et al.. Genetic Characterization of Enterovirus A71 Circulating in Africa. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018, 24 (4), pp.754 - 757. ⟨10.3201/eid2404.171783⟩. ⟨pasteur-01745950⟩
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