Epidemiologic characteristics and pathogen surveillance of hand, foot and mouth disease in Liaoning province, 2008-2017 / 中华实验和临床病毒学杂志

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Objective@#To provide scientific evidence for the prevention and control of the hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), we analyzed the epidemiological characteristics and pathogen surveillance of HFMD cases which were reported in Liaoning Province from 2008 to 2017.@*Methods@#The information of cases and laboratory monitoring were collected from the HFMD reports of 2008-2017. The epidemic intensity, three distribution and pathogen composition of HFMD were analyzed by using descriptive epidemiological method .@*Results@#There were 290 339 cases reported during 2008 to 2017 and the average incidence was 66.56/100000. The peak incidence was found for June to August, The incidence of crowd was mainly in the 0-6 years old children, and the male / female incidence ratio was 1.50∶1. Among 16 498 laboratory diagnosis cases, EV-A71 positive cases were 4 974 (30.15%), CV-A16 positive cases were 5 130(31.10%), and the other enteroviruses positive cases were 6 394 (38.76%).@*Conclusions@#The overall situation of HFMD in Liaoning province showed a fluctuating downward trend from 2008 to 2017. The epidemic had obvious seasonality and population, and the pathogenic characteristics were constantly changing, Monitoring should be strengthened.