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An outbreak of atypical hand, foot and mouth disease associated Coxsackievirus A6 in children from Cape Verde, 2023

Ndack Ndiaye
Ndongo Dia
Márcio Martinello Sanches
Celina Leite
Boubacar Diallo
Gamou Fall
Yakhya Dièye
Fatou Diène Thiaw
Ulardina Domingos Furtado
Ousmane Kébé
Domingos Teixeira
Ousmane Faye
Amadou Alpha Sall
Abdourahmane Sow
Martin Faye

20253 citationsOpen accessAgostinho Neto University

Abstract

Our study uncovers the first-ever reported outbreak of CVA6 associated with atypical HFMD in children from Cape Verde and highlights thus the need to implement an active hospital-based HFMD surveillance in Africa.

Research topics

Viral Infections and Immunology Research
Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
Animal Virus Infections Studies

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DOI: 10.1186/s12985-025-02621-0

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