Epidemiological study on hand, foot and mouth disease in Tongzhou District, Beijing, 2013–2017
Objective To study the epidemiological characteristics of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in Tongzhou District, Beijing between 2013 and 2017. Methods Data on HFMD infections from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2017 were collected from the Notifiable Infectious Diseases Reporting Information Syst...
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| author | Xiao-Feng Liu Xiu-Mei Sun Xiao-Wei Sun Yu-Qing Yang Cong-Hui Huang Han Wen |
| author_facet | Xiao-Feng Liu Xiu-Mei Sun Xiao-Wei Sun Yu-Qing Yang Cong-Hui Huang Han Wen |
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| description | Objective To study the epidemiological characteristics of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in Tongzhou District, Beijing between 2013 and 2017. Methods Data on HFMD infections from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2017 were collected from the Notifiable Infectious Diseases Reporting Information System and analysed. Serotyping of enteroviruses from samples from patients with HFMD was undertaken using reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction. Results A total of 15 341 patients with HFMD were reported and 32 patients (0.2%) were classified as having severe HFMD. The annual mean incidence rate of HFMD was 219.3/100 000 of the general population. The incidence and case-severity rates of HFMD generally decreased between 2013 and 2017. In the floating migrant population, the incidence and cases-severity rates of HFMD were significantly higher than in the local population. The peak incidence and severity-case rates were at 2 years of age and > 90% of patients were ≤5 years. Enterovirus A71 and Coxsackievirus A16 were the predominant pathogens in 2013–2017. Conclusions During the 5-year period 2013–2017, the incidence rate and case-severity rate of HFMD generally decreased in Tongzhou District, Beijing. The floating migrant population and children ≤5 years of age were at the highest risk of HFMD. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5972e0ad058d4d80ab92e1a44077316d2022-12-21T20:37:25ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of International Medical Research0300-06051473-23002019-06-014710.1177/0300060519841974Epidemiological study on hand, foot and mouth disease in Tongzhou District, Beijing, 2013–2017Xiao-Feng LiuXiu-Mei SunXiao-Wei SunYu-Qing YangCong-Hui HuangHan WenObjective To study the epidemiological characteristics of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in Tongzhou District, Beijing between 2013 and 2017. Methods Data on HFMD infections from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2017 were collected from the Notifiable Infectious Diseases Reporting Information System and analysed. Serotyping of enteroviruses from samples from patients with HFMD was undertaken using reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction. Results A total of 15 341 patients with HFMD were reported and 32 patients (0.2%) were classified as having severe HFMD. The annual mean incidence rate of HFMD was 219.3/100 000 of the general population. The incidence and case-severity rates of HFMD generally decreased between 2013 and 2017. In the floating migrant population, the incidence and cases-severity rates of HFMD were significantly higher than in the local population. The peak incidence and severity-case rates were at 2 years of age and > 90% of patients were ≤5 years. Enterovirus A71 and Coxsackievirus A16 were the predominant pathogens in 2013–2017. Conclusions During the 5-year period 2013–2017, the incidence rate and case-severity rate of HFMD generally decreased in Tongzhou District, Beijing. The floating migrant population and children ≤5 years of age were at the highest risk of HFMD.https://doi.org/10.1177/0300060519841974 |
| spellingShingle | Xiao-Feng Liu Xiu-Mei Sun Xiao-Wei Sun Yu-Qing Yang Cong-Hui Huang Han Wen Epidemiological study on hand, foot and mouth disease in Tongzhou District, Beijing, 2013–2017 Journal of International Medical Research |
| title | Epidemiological study on hand, foot and mouth disease in Tongzhou District, Beijing, 2013–2017 |
| title_full | Epidemiological study on hand, foot and mouth disease in Tongzhou District, Beijing, 2013–2017 |
| title_fullStr | Epidemiological study on hand, foot and mouth disease in Tongzhou District, Beijing, 2013–2017 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Epidemiological study on hand, foot and mouth disease in Tongzhou District, Beijing, 2013–2017 |
| title_short | Epidemiological study on hand, foot and mouth disease in Tongzhou District, Beijing, 2013–2017 |
| title_sort | epidemiological study on hand foot and mouth disease in tongzhou district beijing 2013 2017 |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/0300060519841974 |
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