Non-polio enteroviruses among healthy children in the Philippines.
Maria Melissa Ann JiaoLea Necitas ApostolMaricel de Quiroz-CastroYoungmee JeeVito RoqueManuel MapueFrances Marsha NavarroCleo Fe TabadaAmado O TandocPublished in: BMC public health (2020)
The study was able to establish a baseline NPEV case prevalence of 24.7% among healthy children aged under 6 years old in three major urban sites in the Philippines. The high isolation of NPEV among healthy children signifies continuous fecal-oral transmission of enteroviruses in the community.
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