A five-year retrospective study on the epidemiology of hand, foot and mouth disease in Sabah, Malaysia

Abstract Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is endemic in Malaysia, with the number of cases increasing. Sabah has experienced several HFMD outbreaks, but information on the epidemiology and molecular characteristics of responsible viruses is scarce. In this study, data of 17,574 reports of HFMD c...

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Main Authors: Siat Yee Fong, Daisuke Mori, Christina Rundi, Jun Fai Yap, Muhammad Jikal, A. L. Liza Binti Abd Latip, Victor Johnny, Kamruddin Ahmed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-96083-3