Severe Pediatric Adenovirus 7 Disease in Singapore Linked to Recent Outbreaks across Asia.

Authors :: Oon Tek Ng
Koh Cheng Thoon
Hui Ying Chua
Natalie Woon Hui Tan
Chia Yin Chong
Nancy Wen Sim Tee
Raymond Tzer Pin Lin
Lin Cui
Indumathi Venkatachalam
Tambyah, Paul Anantharajah
Chew, Jonathan
Kok Choon Fong, Raymond
Lin Oh, Helen May
Prabha Unny Krishnan
Jian Ming Lee, Vernon
Boon Huan Tan
Sock Hoon Ng
Pei Jun Ting
Maurer-Stroh, Sebastian
Vithiagaran Gunalan
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases. Jul2015, Vol. 21 Issue 7, p1192-1196. 5p. 1 Diagram, 2 Charts, 1 Graph.
Publication Year :: 2015
Abstract: During November 2012-July 2013, a marked increase of adenovirus type 7 (Ad7) infections associated with severe disease was documented among pediatric patients in Singapore. Phylogenetic analysis revealed close genetic links with severe Ad7 outbreaks in China, Taiwan, and other parts of Asia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Subjects :: *ADENOVIRUS diseases
*JUVENILE diseases
*EPIDEMICS
*PUBLIC health
*GENETICS
*DISEASE outbreaks
*BIOLOGICAL evolution
*GENES
*VIRUSES
*RETROSPECTIVE studies
*DNA virus diseases

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