Zhonghua yu fang yi xue za zhi [Chinese journal of preventive medicine]
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Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi · Jul 2018
[Analysis on epidemiological characteristics of enterovirus 71 cases of hand-foot-mouth disease based on the active monitoring in Guangdong Province in 2011-2015].
Objective: To analyze the hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) enterovirus 71 (EV-A71) infection epidemic characteristics of Guangdong Province from 2011 to 2015. Methods: We colleted data on common cases of hand-foot-mouth disease infected with EV-A71 reported from eight sentinel hospitals in Guangdong Province from January 2011 to December 2015, through the "Guangdong Province Acute Infectious Disease Surveillance Information Platform System" , including the age and incidence of cases. Time and etiological data, etc. ⋯ Conclusion: EV-A71 infection rate of ordinary HFMD varies in different years. The most severe and death cases of HFMD were EV-A71 infected. 1 year old children were the high-risk group of infected with EV-A71 HFMD. April was the epidemic months of EV-A71 HFMD infection.