title: Recombinant coxsackievirus A2 and deaths of children, Hong Kong, 2012.
abstract: A natural recombinant of coxsackievirus A2 was found in 4 children with respiratory symptoms in Hong Kong, China, during the summer of 2012. Two of these children died. Vigilant monitoring of this emerging recombinant enterovirus is needed to prevent its transmission to other regions.
authors.affiliation: University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Cyril C Y
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Yip
authors.forename: Susanna K P
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.forename: Patrick C Y
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.forename: Samson S Y
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Thomas H F
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Tsang
authors.forename: Janice Y C
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.forename: Wai-Kwok
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: Chak-Chi
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Tsang
authors.forename: Kwok-Hung
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Kwok-Yung
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Yuen
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003384:Coxsackievirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D004770:Enterovirus / Q000235:genetics*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005814:Genes, Viral; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques; D058885:Multilocus Sequence Typing; D010802:Phylogeny; D011995:Recombination, Genetic; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology
keywords: Hong Kong; children; coxsackievirus; coxsackievirus A2; deaths; recombinant virus; recombination; viruses