Epidemiological Research on Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease in Mainland China

Viruses

Zhi-Chao Zhuang¹  Zeng-Qiang Kou²  Yong-Juan Bai¹  Xiang Cong³  Li-Hong Wang¹  Chun Li¹  Li Zhao¹  Xue-Jie Yu¹  Zhi-Yu Wang¹  Hong-Ling Wen¹ 

[1] Department of Virology, School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China;Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jinan 250014, China;Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China;

关键词: HFMD;    enterovirus;    epidemiology;    etiology;    influencing factor;   

DOI  :  10.3390/v7122947

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD), which has led to millions of attacks and several outbreaks across the world and become more predominant in Asia-Pacific Region, especially in Mainland China, is caused by several Human Enteroviruses including new enterovirus, coxsakievirus and echovirus. In recent years, much research has focused on the epidemiological characteristics of HFMD. In this article, multiple characteristics of HFMD such as basic epidemiology, etiology and molecular epidemiology; influencing factors; detection; and surveillance are reviewed, as these can be help protect high risks groups, prevalence prediction and policy making for disease prevention.

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