Cluster of Fatal Cardiopulmonary Failure among Children Caused by an Emerging Strain of Enterovirus 71, Nakhorn Ratchasima Province, Thailand, 2006

Authors

  • Rome Buathong International Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP), Bureau of Epidemiology, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), Thailand
  • W Hanshoaworakul International Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP), Bureau of Epidemiology, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), Thailand
  • D Sutdan International Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP), Bureau of Epidemiology, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), Thailand
  • S Iamsirithaworn International Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP), Bureau of Epidemiology, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), Thailand
  • Y Pongsuwanna Enterovirus Section, National Institute of Health (NIH), Department of Medical Science, Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), Thailand
  • P Puthawathana Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand
  • M O’Reilly International Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP), Bureau of Epidemiology, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), Thailand; Thailand MOPH-US CDC Collaboration (TUC)
  • K Ungchusak International Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP), Bureau of Epidemiology, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), Thailand

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https://doi.org/10.59096/osir.v1i1.263367

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2007-08-16

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Buathong, R., Hanshoaworakul, W., Sutdan, D., Iamsirithaworn, S., Pongsuwanna, Y., Puthawathana, P., O’Reilly, M., & Ungchusak, K. (2007). Cluster of Fatal Cardiopulmonary Failure among Children Caused by an Emerging Strain of Enterovirus 71, Nakhorn Ratchasima Province, Thailand, 2006. Outbreak, Surveillance, Investigation & Response (OSIR) Journal, 1(1), 1–3. https://doi.org/10.59096/osir.v1i1.263367

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2008): January - December

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