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Epidemiological and etiological characteristics of hand, foot, and mouth disease in Henan, China, 2008-2013.
Scientific reports - 10 Mar 2015
Huang Xueyong, Wei Haiyan, Wu Shuyu, Du Yanhua, Liu Licheng, Su Jia, Xu Yuling, Wang Haifeng, Li Xingle, Wang Yanxia, Liu Guohua, Chen Weijun, Klena John David, Xu Bianli
Abstract excerpt
Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common childhood illness caused by enteroviruses. HFMD outbreaks and reported cases have sharply increased in China since 2008. Epidemiological and clinical data of HFMD cases reported in Henan Province were collected from 2008 to 2013. Clinical specimens were obtained from a subset of these cases. Descriptive epidemiological methods were used to analyze the time, region...
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