The results from these studies clearly show that members of the group
B coxsackieviruses are associated with the risk of type 1 diabetes while the 35 other enterovirus types tested did not show such a connection.
These findings are in line with other recent reports suggesting that group
B coxsackieviruses can spread to the pancreas and damage the insulin - producing cells.
Since the group
B coxsackieviruses includes only six enterovirus types it may be possible to include all of them in the same vaccine.