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Letter to the Editor

An outbreak of echovirus 18 encephalitis/meningitis in children in Hebei Province, China, 2015

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Pages 1-3 | Received 16 Jan 2017, Accepted 09 Apr 2017, Published online: 15 Jan 2019
 

Abstract

Emerging Microbes & Infections (2017) 6, e54; doi:10.1038/emi.2017.39; published online 21 June 2017

Acknowledgments

This study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of the Beijing Children’s Hospital affiliated with Capital Medical University, and informed consent was obtained. We thank Dr Getu Zhaori (Honorary Editor-in-chief, Chinese Medical Journal, Chinese Medical Association, Beijing, China) for assistance in polishing the manuscript. We also thank all the reviewers for their comments, which improved this manuscript. This work was supported by the National Science and Technology Major Projects for the Control and Prevention of Major Infectious Diseases in China (Grant NO 2013ZX10004-202); the Beijing Outstanding Young Talent Training Projects (Grant NO 2014000021469G237); the Capital Clinical Feature Project of Beijing Technology Program (Grant NO Z151100004015046); and the Basic and Clinical Research Cooperation Project of Capital Medical University (Grant NO 17JL11). The sponsors had no role in the study design, data analysis, manuscript preparation or publishing decision.

Supplementary Information for this article can be found on the Emerging Microbes & Infections website (http://www.nature.com/emi)