2024年9月27日 · An outbreak of Coxsackievirus, commonly known as Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD), is currently affecting New York. This viral infection is particularly common among young children, but it can also spread to adults. Here's what you need to know to protect your family and recognize the signs early.

2023年11月29日 · Coxsackievirus got its name from the town of Coxsackie, located south of Albany in New York, where it was first found. Coxsackievirus is most common in children and causes a blistery rash on the...

In 2007, an outbreak of coxsackievirus occurred in eastern China. It has been reported that 22 children died. More than 800 people were affected, with 200 children hospitalized.

However, recently several severe and fatal cases involving CA16 have been reported. Studies have shown that co-infection with CA16 and EV71 can cause serious complications in the central nervous system (CNS) and increase the chance of genetic recombination, which may be responsible for the large HFMD outbreak in Mainland China in 2008.

2023年7月1日 · Outbreaks of HFMD in children aged <5 years have been reported worldwide and the major causative agents are Coxsackievirus (CV) A16, enterovirus (EV)-A71 and recently CVA6. In India, HFMD is a disease that is not commonly reported.

Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis (AHC) is a highly contagious enterovirus infection of the conjunctiva and cornea. Coxsackievirus A24 variant (CA24v) is one of its etiological agents. We report a clinical, epidemiological, and virological analysis of a large epidemic of AHC that occurred from May to September, 2011, in Okinawa, Japan.

Two surveillance systems collect information on cases and outbreaks from enteroviruses. Coxsackievirus A16 is the most common cause of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) in the United States. Coxsackievirus A6 was the most commonly reported type of enterovirus in this country from 2009 to 2013.

2024年6月1日 · Worldwide, a pathogenic variant of CVA24 (CVA2Av) has emerged as responsible for large AHC outbreaks, which pose a serious threat to public health, especially in densely populated areas (Ryan and Duran, 2011; I.P. Sousa et al, 2019). Apart from CVA24v, a recent study reported an outbreak of CVA6-related AHC in adults (Gao et al, 2022).

2012年3月30日 · In the United States, outbreaks of HFMD typically occur during summer and autumn months. The most common cause of HFMD in the United States has been enterovirus serotype coxsackievirus A16. Most infections are asymptomatic; persons with signs and symptoms typically have a mild febrile illness with rash …

2024年10月9日 · All outbreaks are Immediately reportable to the local health department. Hand, foot, and mouth disease is an illness caused by a virus and is more common in summer and early fall. This illness is usually mild. HFMD is seen more often in children under age five, but adult cases are not unusual.