Epidemiological characteristics and pathogens attributable to hand, foot, and mouth disease in Shanghai, 2008–2013
Author(s) -
Yifei Fu,
Qiao Sun,
Bo Liu,
Hongmei Xu,
Yuanping Wang,
Weiping Zhu,
Lifeng Pan,
Linying Zhu
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.6118
Subject(s) - enterovirus 71 , medicine , etiology , enterovirus , epidemiology , incidence (geometry) , pediatrics , disease , hand foot and mouth disease , foot and mouth disease , throat , foot (prosody) , surgery , virology , outbreak , virus , physics , optics , linguistics , philosophy
Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common childhood illness caused by enteroviruses. A passive surveillance system has been implemented in Shanghai Pudong since 2008 and etiology surveillance since 2009.We characterized the epidemiology and the etiology of HFMD in Pudong from 2008-2013.
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