Enterovirus 71 - Investigating The Evolution Of A New Polio Virus

Saturday, October 30, 2010 - 00:50 in Health & Medicine

As a result of a global health campaign, polioviruses have almost been eradicated in many areas of the world but enterovirus 71 is closely related to poliovirus and was first detected in California in the 1960s. Since then the virus has spread across Asia, affecting mostly children and some adults. Serious cases of the disease can include neurological disorders such as meningitis, paralysis and encephalitis. read more

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