This study characterizes the population-wide epidemiology of HFMD in China to inform future intervention strategies, including vaccine deployment.
Provides baseline HFMD epidemiology in China; leaves open optimal vaccine deployment strategies pending prospective trials.
Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) — especially that caused by enterovirus (EV) 71 — has become a problem, particularly in the Asia–Pacific region. To inform intervention strategies (including use of an EV71 vaccine expected to be available soon), investigators characterized the population-wide epidemiology of HFMD in China. Initially voluntarily reportable, HFMD became statutorily notifiable in May 2008. The researchers extracted clinical, demographic, and epidemiologic data on probable and laboratory-confirmed …
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