Publications by authors named "Fernanda Lucia de Sousa Leite Morais"
Coxsackievirus A6 strains causing an outbreak of hand-foot-and-mouth disease in Northeastern Brazil in 2018.
Adriana Luchs Lais Sampaio de Azevedo Ellen Viana de Souza Roberta Salzone Medeiros Yasmin França Viana Pires de Souza Fernanda Lúcia de Sousa Leite Morais Vanessa Dos Santos Morais
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo
February 2022
Hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) is a highly contagious viral disease commonly associated to Enteroviruses (EV). During 2018, Brazil faced massive HFMD outbreaks spread across the country. This study aimed to characterize the EV responsible for the HFMD outbreak that occurred in Paraiba State, Brazilian Northeastern region, in 2018, followed by a phylogenetic analysis to detail information on its genetic diversity.
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