A novel orally infected hamster model for Coxsackievirus A16 hand-foot-and-mouth disease and encephalomyelitis

• Main Authors: Hooi, Yuan Teng, Ong, Kien Chai, Tan, Soon Hao, Perera, David, Wong, Kum Thong
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2020
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RB Pathology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/36599/

Coxsackievirus A16 (CV-A16) is one of the major causes of mild and self-limiting hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) in young children, which may occasionally leads to serious neurological complications. In this study, we had developed a novel, consistent, orally infected CV-A16 HFMD hamster model wi...