학술논문

An outbreak of enterovirus 71 infection in metropolitan Sydney: enhanced surveillance and lessons learnt.
Document Type
Article
Source
Medical Journal of Australia; 12/15/2014, Vol. 201 Issue 11, p663-666, 4p
Subject
ENTEROVIRUS diseases
PUBLIC health surveillance
DISEASE outbreaks
JUVENILE diseases
Language
ISSN
0025729X
Abstract
The article offers information on the results of enhanced surveillance in response to the outbreak of human enterovirus 71 (EV71) infection in Sydney, New South Wales. The analysis includes both confirmed and suspected EV71 cases. It shows that the epidemic occurred from December 2012 to may 2013 and 119 children with the diseases were reported.