Xiaoyi Wang, Jianping Cun, Shikang Li, Yong Shi, Yingying Liu, Haiyan Wei, Yong Zhang, Ruyi Cong, Tingting Yang, Wenhui Wang, Jinbo Xiao, Yang Song, Dongmei Yan, Qian Yang, Qiang Sun, Tianjiao Ji
Echovirus 25 (E25), a member of the Enterovirus B (EV-B) species, can cause aseptic meningitis (AM), viral meningitis (VM), and acute flaccid paralysis (AFP). However, systematic studies on the molecular epidemiology of E25, especially those concerning its evolution and recombination, are lacking. In this study, 18 strains of E25, isolated from seven provinces of China between 2009 and 2018, were collected based on the Chinese hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) surveillance network, and 95 sequences downloaded from GenBank were also screened...
February 8, 2024: Scientific Reports