Coxsackie virus A24 infection presenting as acute flaccid paralysis.
Enteroviruses can cause outbreaks of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP), mimicking wild poliovirus infections. Coxsackie virus A24 has never been implicated and yet it is a virus with high outbreak potential. We describe the association of coxsackie virus A24 with AFP in East Timor.
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Lobo
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D000208:Acute Disease; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003384:Coxsackievirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004770:Enterovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*