Hand,foot,and mouth disease (HFMD) is an acute infection caused by enteroviruses that is commonly seen in children^([1]).High infectivity,large number of asymptomatic infections,complex transmission routes,and rapid s...Hand,foot,and mouth disease (HFMD) is an acute infection caused by enteroviruses that is commonly seen in children^([1]).High infectivity,large number of asymptomatic infections,complex transmission routes,and rapid spread make it difficult to control HFMD.Since 2008,China has reported> 23 million HFMD cases,including>0.15million severe cases^([2]).HFMD tops the list of notifiable infectious diseases in terms of case number and incidence rate,leading to a huge disease burden^([3]).Timely and accurate assessment of HFMD epidemics is essential for a holistic understanding of the outbreaks and for effective prevention and control strategies.Currently,there are no quantitative indicators to determine the duration and intensity of HFMD epidemics in Beijing.展开更多
基金supported by National Key R&D Program of China [2021ZD0114103]Capital’s Funds for Health Improvement and Research [2022-1G-3014]+3 种基金High Level Public Health Technical Talent Training Plan [xuekegugan-01-019]High Level Public Health Technical Talent Training Plan [xuekedaitouren-01-03]Beijing Natural Science Foundation[7202073]Key research projects of Beijing Natural Science Foundation-Haidian District Joint Fund [L192012]。
文摘Hand,foot,and mouth disease (HFMD) is an acute infection caused by enteroviruses that is commonly seen in children^([1]).High infectivity,large number of asymptomatic infections,complex transmission routes,and rapid spread make it difficult to control HFMD.Since 2008,China has reported> 23 million HFMD cases,including>0.15million severe cases^([2]).HFMD tops the list of notifiable infectious diseases in terms of case number and incidence rate,leading to a huge disease burden^([3]).Timely and accurate assessment of HFMD epidemics is essential for a holistic understanding of the outbreaks and for effective prevention and control strategies.Currently,there are no quantitative indicators to determine the duration and intensity of HFMD epidemics in Beijing.
