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Thursday 30 May 2013
First-Ever Enterovirus 71 Vaccine Protects Young Children Against Common And Potentially Deadly Hand, Foot, And Mouth Disease
The first enterovirus 71 (EV71) vaccine candidate to reach phase 3 clinical testing provides young Chinese children with significant protection against disease caused by EV71, a growing public-health threat which has caused over 6 million cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) and 2000 deaths worldwide over the last decade, according new research published Online First in The Lancet. Since its discovery in 1969, EV71 has caused major outbreaks of HFMD around the world, affecting mostly children. No vaccines currently exist against disease caused by EV71...
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