A five‑year retrospective study on the epidemiology of hand, foot and mouth disease in Sabah, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Fong, Siat Yee, Daisuke Mori, Christina Rundi, Yap, Jun Fai, Muhammad Jikal, A. L. Liza Abd Latip, Victor Johnny, Kamruddin Ahmed
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021
• Subjects: RA421-790.95 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive medicine
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34424/5/FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34424/2/ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34424/; https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-96083-3.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-96083-3
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is endemic in Malaysia, with the number of cases increasing. Sabah has experienced several HFMD outbreaks, but information on the epidemiology and molecular characteristics of responsible viruses is scarce. In this study, data of 17,574 reports of HFMD cases in S...