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Lewthwaite P, Perera D, Ooi M, Last A, Kumar R, Desai A, et al.
Emerg Infect Dis . 2010 Oct; 16(11):1780-2. PMID: 21029544
Recent outbreaks of enterovirus in Southeast Asia emphasize difficulties in diagnosis of this infection. To address this issue, we report 5 (4.7%) children infected with enterovirus 75 among 106 children...
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Ooi M, Wong S, Lewthwaite P, Cardosa M, Solomon T
Lancet Neurol . 2010 Oct; 9(11):1097-105. PMID: 20965438
Although poliomyelitis has been mostly eradicated worldwide, large outbreaks of the related enterovirus 71 have been seen in Asia-Pacific countries in the past 10 years. This virus mostly affects children,...
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Solomon T, Lewthwaite P, Perera D, Cardosa M, McMinn P, Ooi M
Lancet Infect Dis . 2010 Oct; 10(11):778-90. PMID: 20961813
First isolated in California, USA, in 1969, enterovirus 71 (EV71) is a major public health issue across the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. The virus, which is closely related to polioviruses,...
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Lewthwaite P, Begum A, Ooi M, Faragher B, Lai B, Sandaradura I, et al.
Bull World Health Organ . 2010 Aug; 88(8):584-92. PMID: 20680123
Objective: To develop a simple tool for assessing the severity of disability resulting from Japanese encephalitis and whether, as a result, a child is likely to be dependent. Methods: A...
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Cardosa J, Ooi M, Tio P, Perera D, Holmes E, Bibi K, et al.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis . 2009 Apr; 3(4):e423. PMID: 19399166
Dengue viruses circulate in both human and sylvatic cycles. Although dengue viruses (DENV) infecting humans can cause major epidemics and severe disease, relatively little is known about the epidemiology and...
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Ooi M, Wong S, Mohan A, Podin Y, Perera D, Clear D, et al.
BMC Infect Dis . 2009 Jan; 9:3. PMID: 19152683
Background: Human enterovirus 71 (HEV71) can cause Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) with neurological complications, which may rapidly progress to fulminant cardiorespiratory failure, and death. Early recognition of children...
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Solomon T, Ooi M, Mallewa M
Handb Clin Neurol . 2008 Sep; 82:179-206. PMID: 18808895
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Ooi M, Lewthwaite P, Lai B, Mohan A, Clear D, Lim L, et al.
Clin Infect Dis . 2008 Jul; 47(4):458-68. PMID: 18616397
Background: Japanese encephalitis is a major public health problem in Asia. However, there is little data on the long-term outcome of Japanese encephalitis survivors. Methods: We prospectively evaluated children with...
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Solomon T, Thao T, Lewthwaite P, Ooi M, Kneen R, Dung N, et al.
Bull World Health Organ . 2008 Mar; 86(3):178-86. PMID: 18368204
Objective: To assess the field-test version of the new WHO Japanese encephalitis (JE) surveillance standards. Methods: We applied the clinical case definition of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES), laboratory diagnostic criteria...
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Ooi M, Solomon T, Podin Y, Mohan A, Akin W, Yusuf M, et al.
J Clin Microbiol . 2007 Apr; 45(6):1858-66. PMID: 17446325
Human enterovirus 71 and coxsackievirus A16 are important causes of hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD). Like other enteroviruses, they can be isolated from a range of sterile and nonsterile sites, but which...