Spatiotemporal Cluster Patterns of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease at the County Level in Mainland China, 2008-2012.

BACKGROUND:Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is known to be a highly contagious childhood illness. In recent years, the number of reported cases of HFMD has significantly increased in mainland China. This study aims at the epidemiological features, spatiotemporal patterns of HMFD at the county/di...

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Main Authors: Chao Wang, Xia Li, Yingjie Zhang, Qin Xu, Fangfang Huang, Kai Cao, Lixin Tao, Jin Guo, Qi Gao, Wei Wang, Liqun Fang, Xiuhua Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4726594?pdf=render