Effect of climate factors on hand-foot-mouth disease: a generalized additive model approach

• Main Authors: Wahid, N. A. A., Suhaila, J., Rahman, H. A., Sulekan, A.
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: QA Mathematics
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/95677/1/NAAWahid2021_EffectofClimateFactorsonHandFoot.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/95677/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1988/1/01210
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) has become an endemic childhood disease in Asia, including Malaysia, over the last few decades. This infectious disease caused by the Entero and Coxsackie viruses has been a major public health threat in Malaysia since 1997. Climate change has been considered an...