Volume 15, Number 9—September 2009
Dispatch
Coxsackievirus A6 and Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease, Finland
Riikka Österback, Tytti Vuorinen, Mervi Linna, Petri Susi, Timo Hyypiä, and Matti Waris
Table
Laboratory findings in clinical specimens and epidemiologic data for patients with CVA6 infections, Finland, 2008*
| City or place, identification | Sampling date | Sex/age, y | Specimen type | Disease or signs | CVA6-VP1 RT-PCR | VP1 sequence | 5′ NCR sequence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seinäjoki | |||||||
| Fin/Se8717 | 2008 Aug | M/1.3 | Vesicle fluid | HFMD | Pos | CVA6 | CVA6 |
| Fin/Se8781 | 2008 Aug | F/34 | Vesicle fluid | HFMD | Pos | CVA6 | CVA6 |
| Fin/Se8841 | 2008 Aug | M/0.9 | Vesicle fluid | HFMD | Pos | CVA6 | CVA6 |
| Fin/Se8865 | 2008 Aug | † | Feces | HFMD | Pos | NR | CVA6 |
| Fin/Se8913 | 2008 Sep | M/10 | Throat swab | HFMD | Pos | NR | CVA6 |
| Fin/Se8925 | 2008 Sep | M/0.9 | Throat swab | HFMD | Pos | NR | CVA6 |
| Fin/Se8926 | 2008 Sep | † | Vesicle fluid | HFMD | Pos | CVA6 | CVA6 |
| Fin/Se8927 | 2008 Sep | F/1.3 | Throat swab | HFMD | Pos | NR | CVA6 |
| Fin/Se8928 | 2008 Sep | † | Vesicle fluid | HFMD | Pos | CVA6 | CVA6 |
| Fin/Se8931 |
2008 Sep |
M/0.8 |
Throat swab |
NA |
Pos |
NR |
CVA6 |
| Turku | |||||||
| Fin/Tu8859 | 2008 Sep | M/5.8 | Throat swab | Fever, tonsillitis | Pos | CVA6 | CVA6 |
| Fin/Tu8866 | 2008 Sep | M/3.1 | Throat swab | HFMD | Pos | NR | CVA6 |
| Fin/Tu81027 | 2008 Oct | M/1.8 | Throat swab | HFMD | Pos | NR | CVA6 |
| Fin/Tu81042 | 2008 Oct | M/1.8 | Throat swab | Fever, eczema | Pos | NR | CVA6 |
| Fin/Tu81038 | 2008 Oct | F/2.2 | Throat swab | Fever, seizure | Pos | NR | CVA6 |
| Fin/Tu81274 | 2008 Nov | M/6.5 | Vesicle fluid | HFMD | Pos | ND | CVA6 |
| Fin/Tu81309 | 2008 Dec | F/3.7 | Vesicle fluid | HFMD | Pos | ND | CVA6 |
| Fin/Tu81321 | 2008 Dec | F/1.2 | Throat swab | HFMD | Pos | ND | NR |
| Fin/Tu963 | 2009 Jan | M/1.2 | Throat swab | HFMD | Pos | ND | CVA6 |
| Fin/Tu/IB |
2009 Feb |
F/5.7 |
Nail |
Recent HFMD |
Pos |
ND |
CVA6 |
| Pori | |||||||
| Fin/Po8959 | 2008 Oct | M/4.8 | Throat | Fever, vomiting | Neg | ND | CVA6 |
| Fin/Po81375 | 2008 Dec | M/0.5 | Vesicle fluid | HFMD | Pos | ND | CVA6 |
| Fin/Po81376 | 2008 Dec | † | Throat | HFMD | Pos | ND | CVA6 |
| Fin/Po81324 | 2008 Dec | M/10 | Feces | Fever, eczema | Pos | ND | NR |
| Fin/Po81325 |
2008 Dec |
M/10 |
Feces |
Fever, HFMD contact |
Pos |
ND |
NR |
| Tampere | |||||||
| Fin/Ta8966 | 2008 Sep | M/3.1 | Tracheal aspirate | NA | Pos | NR | CVA6 |
| Fin/Ta81145 | 2008 Sep | M/2.1 | Feces | NA | Pos | NR | NR |
| Fin/Ta81074 | 2008 Oct | M/0.3 | Tracheal aspirate | NA | Pos | ND | CVA6 |
| Fin/Ta81125 | 2008 Oct | F/0.7 | Vesicle fluid | HFMD | Pos | CVA6 | CVA6 |
| Fin/Ta81126 | 2008 Oct | M/0.3 | Vesicle fluid | HFMD | Pos | NR | CVA6 |
| Fin/Ta81216 | 2008 Nov | F/2.0 | Throat swab | NA | Pos | ND | CVA6 |
| Fin/Ta81252 |
2008 Nov |
M/6.1 |
Throat swab |
NA |
Pos |
ND |
CVA6 |
| Kokkola | |||||||
| Fin/Ko937 | 2009 Jan | M/10 | Vesicle fluid | HFMD | Pos | ND | CVA6 |
*CVA6, coxsackievirus A6; VP1, virus protein 1; RT-PCR, reverse transcriptase–PCR; NCR, noncoding region; HFMD, hand, foot, and mouth disease; pos, positive; neg, negative; NA, not available; ND, not done; NR, no result (VP1 sequencing was attempted without result).
†Same patient as on the line above.
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