Outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease caused by Coxsackie A16 virus in a childcare centre in Croatia, February to March 2011

S Ljubin-Sternak; V Slavic-Vrzic; T Vilibić-Čavlek; B Aleraj; I Gjenero-Margan

Outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease caused by Coxsackie A16 virus in a childcare centre in Croatia, February to March 2011

Euro Surveill. 2011 May 26;16(21):19875.

Authors

S Ljubin-Sternak¹, V Slavic-Vrzic, T Vilibić-Čavlek, B Aleraj, I Gjenero-Margan

Affiliation

¹ Department of Virology, Croatian National Institute of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia. sljsternak@hzjz.hr

PMID: 21632018

Abstract

We describe an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in a childcare centre in a district of Zagreb county, north-west Croatia. A total of eleven cases of HFMD occurred in the childcare centre and another nine were reported from nearby areas in the district. Coxsackie A16 virus was diagnosed in 13 clinical specimens obtained from 11 symptomatic and asymptomatic children. All cases resolved without complications.

MeSH terms

Animals
Child
Child Care / statistics & numerical data*
Croatia / epidemiology
Disease Outbreaks / statistics & numerical data*
Female
Foot-and-Mouth Disease / epidemiology*
Foot-and-Mouth Disease / virology*
Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus*
Humans
Incidence
Male
Population Surveillance*
Risk Assessment / methods
Risk Factors