TY - JOUR AU - Fernandez-Garcia, Maria Dolores AU - Volle, Romain AU - Joffret, Marie-Line AU - Sadeuh-Mba, Serge Alain AU - Gouandjika-Vasilache, Ionela AU - Kebe, Ousmane AU - Wiley, Michael AU - Majumdar, Manasi AU - Simon-Loriere, Etienne AU - Sakuntabhai, Anavaj AU - Palacios, Gustavo AU - Martin, Javier AU - Delpeyroux, Francis AU - Ndiaye, Kader AU - Bessaud, Maƫl T1 - Genetic Characterization of Enterovirus A71 Circulating in Africa T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2018 VL - 24 IS - 4 SP - 754 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We analyzed whole-genome sequences of 8 enterovirus A71 isolates (EV-A71). We confirm the circulation of genogroup C and the new genogroup E in West Africa. Our analysis demonstrates wide geographic circulation and describes genetic exchanges between EV-A71 and autochthonous EV-A that might contribute to the emergence of pathogenic lineages. KW - enterovirus KW - acute flaccid paralysis KW - Africa KW - recombination KW - phylogenetic analysis KW - enterovirus A71 KW - whole-genome analysis KW - viruses DO - 10.3201/eid2404.171783 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/4/17-1783_article ER - End of Reference