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Comparative epidemiology and virology of fatal and nonfatal cases of hand, foot and mouth disease in mainland China from 2008 to 2014.
Reviews in medical virology - 1 Mar 2015
Liu She-Lan, Pan Hao, Liu Peng, Amer Said, Chan Ta-Chien, Zhan Jun, Huo Xixiang, Liu Yunzhi, Teng Zheng, Wang Ling, Zhuang Hui
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This study aimed to analyze the epidemiology and virology of fatal and nonfatal hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) cases in Mainland China. A total of 10,714,237 survivors and 3046 deaths were reported from 2008 to 2014 June, with a case fatality rate of 0.03%. The morbidity of the survivors increased from 37.6/100,000 in 2008 to 139.6/100,000 in 2013 and peaked in 2012 at 166.8/100,000. However, the mortality...
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