摘要
Cardiovascular disease is one of the major causes of human death and has been linked to different risk factors.Several pathogens have been found to be involved in myocardial disorders.Among these,Coxsackievirus B3(CVB3)is one of the most important causes of virus-induced myocarditis(Henke et al.,2003).CVB3 is a member of the genus Enterovirus,within the family Picornaviridae.The importance of CVB3 is reflected in the data from the World Health Organization global surveillance of viral diseases,where the coxsackie virus B was ranked the number one cause of clinically evident cardiovascular diseases(Grist and Reid,1993).
