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- Title
Epidemiology and etiology of hand, foot, and mouth disease in Fujian province, 2008-2014.
- Authors
Weng, Yuwei; Chen, Wei; Huang, Meng; He, Wenxiang; Zheng, Kuicheng; Yan, Yansheng
- Abstract
Millions of cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) have been reported annually in mainland China since 2008. In this study, we investigated the epidemiology and etiology of an HFMD epidemic in Fujian province, which is located in subtropical southeastern China. Our study found similar epidemiological features of HFMD in southern areas of China, including seasonality and demographic distribution, as well as correlation between severity of illness and serotype. At least 22 serotypes of other enterovirus co-circulating with enterovirus 71 were found to belong to clade C4a, and those circulating with coxsackievirus A16 were associated with clades B1a and B1b.
- Subjects
CHINA; HAND, foot &; mouth disease; ENTEROVIRUS diseases; EPIDEMIOLOGY; SEROTYPES; COXSACKIEVIRUS diseases
- Publication
Archives of Virology, 2017, Vol 162, Issue 2, p535
- ISSN
0304-8608
- Publication type
Report
- DOI
10.1007/s00705-016-3127-x