Surveillance of hand, foot, and mouth disease for a vaccine

[...]the EV71 vaccine reduced the prevalence of EV71-associated hand, foot, and mouth disease and other diseases, suggesting the high efficacy of the vaccine candidate.11 Thus, although EV71 vaccines will probably be available in China soon, several aspects of EV71 immunisation strategies need to be...

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Published in:The Lancet infectious diseases 2014-04, Vol.14 (4), p.262-263
Main Authors: Shimizu, Hiroyuki, Nakashima, Kazutoshi
Format: Article
Language:English
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Epidemiology
Female
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease - epidemiology
Humans
Immunization
Infections
Infectious Disease
Infectious diseases
Male
Public health
Vaccines
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Summary:[...]the EV71 vaccine reduced the prevalence of EV71-associated hand, foot, and mouth disease and other diseases, suggesting the high efficacy of the vaccine candidate.11 Thus, although EV71 vaccines will probably be available in China soon, several aspects of EV71 immunisation strategies need to be carefully considered before the introduction of these vaccines.
ISSN:1473-3099
1474-4457
DOI:10.1016/S1473-3099(13)70330-X