Age patterns and transmission characteristics of hand, foot and mouth disease in China
Abstract Background Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) has circulated in China and caused yearly outbreak. To understand the transmission of the disease and to assess the spatial variation in cases reported, we examined age-specific transmission characteristics and reporting rates of HFMD for 31 pr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2016-11-01
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| Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-016-2008-y |