AUTHOR=Volle Romain , Joffret Marie-Line , Ndiaye Kader , Fernandez-Garcia Maria Dolores , Razafindratsimandresy Richter , Heraud Jean-Michel , Rezig Dorra , Sadeuh-Mba Serge Alain , Boulahbal-Anes Leila , Seghier Mohamed , Deshpandeh Jagadish M. , Bessaud Maƫl , Delpeyroux Francis TITLE=Development of a New Internally Controlled One-Step Real-Time RT-PCR for the Molecular Detection of Enterovirus A71 in Africa and Madagascar JOURNAL=Frontiers in Microbiology VOLUME=11 YEAR=2020 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01907 DOI=10.3389/fmicb.2020.01907 ISSN=1664-302X ABSTRACT=
Enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) is a leading cause of hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) and can be associated with severe neurological complications. EV-A71 strains can be classified into seven genogroups, A-H, on the basis of the VP1 capsid protein gene sequence. Genogroup A includes the prototype strain; genogroups B and C are responsible of major outbreaks worldwide, but little is known about the others, particularly genogroups E and F, which have been recently identified in Africa and Madagascar, respectively. The circulation of EV-A71 in the African region is poorly known and probably underestimated. A rapid and specific assay for detecting all genogroups of EV-A71 is required. In this study, we developed a real-time RT-PCR assay with a competitive internal control (IC). The primers and