Key result
The 2008 EV71 epidemic in Hong Kong had an incidence of 1.4/100,000, an 11.2% complication rate, and a 1.0% case fatality rate, which were not significantly different from the past decade.
Observational
The 2008 EV71 epidemic in Hong Kong demonstrated similar clinical severity and viral strains to the previous decade, prompting its designation as a statutory notifiable disease to strengthen public health surveillance.
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Similar rates support unchanged clinical approach; confirms stable EV71 epidemiology but leaves open need for ongoing surveillance.
Ma et al. (2010) conducted an observational in Enterovirus 71 (EV71) infection. EV71 epidemic year 2008 vs. EV71 cases from 1998-2007 was evaluated on Complication rate and case fatality rate. The 2008 EV71 epidemic in Hong Kong had an incidence of 1.4/100,000, an 11.2% complication rate, and a 1.0% case fatality rate, which were not significantly different from the past decade.
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