The 1998 Enterovirus 71 Outbreak in Taiwan: Pathogenesis and Management

The most recently discovered enterovirus, enterovirus 71 (EV71), is neurotropic and may cause severe disease and sudden death in children. In 1998, a large outbreak of enterovirus infection occurred in Taiwan that resulted in 405 severe cases in children and 78 deaths. Of the 78 children who died, 7...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 2002-05, Vol.34 (Supplement-2), p.S52-S57
Main Authors: Lin, Tzou-Yien, Chang, Luan-Yin, Hsia, Shao-Hsuan, Huang, Yhu-Chering, Chiu, Cheng-Hsun, Hsueh, Chuen, Shih, Shin-Ru, Liu, Ching-Chuan, Wu, Mei-Hwan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Central nervous system
Convalescence
Disease Management
Disease Outbreaks
Encephalomyelitis - etiology
Enterovirus
Enterovirus - classification
Enterovirus Infections - epidemiology
Enterovirus Infections - therapy
Epidemics
Epidemiology
Hand foot and mouth disease
Herpangina - etiology
Humans
Hypertension - etiology
Infections
Nervous system diseases
Pathogenesis
Pulmonary edema
Taiwan - epidemiology
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Summary:The most recently discovered enterovirus, enterovirus 71 (EV71), is neurotropic and may cause severe disease and sudden death in children. In 1998, a large outbreak of enterovirus infection occurred in Taiwan that resulted in 405 severe cases in children and 78 deaths. Of the 78 children who died, 71 (91%) were
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1086/338819