HFMD in Yangzhou from 2015 to 2019 predominantly affected children under six, with a peak incidence between April and September, highlighting the need for targeted surveillance and prevention.
May inform local seasonal HFMD vigilance in young children; leaves open whether findings extend beyond this observational series.
<0.05)was statistically significant. Each subtype of enterovirus showed alternating prevalence in different years. The peak period of detection rate was from April to September (720 cases, 62.55%). The reported incidence for males was higher than females, with the male-female ratio of 1.58∶1 and children under six (971 cases, 84.36%) as the major attacked population. There were obvious seasonal, regional and population characteristics of HFMD in Yangzhou City from 2015 to 2019. It reminds us that surveillance of HFMD should be continually implemented, more attention should be paid to the prevention and control of key population in high-risk seasons, and the booming HFMD cases caused by other enterovirus should be emphasized especially.
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