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Evaluating the transmission routes of hand, foot, and mouth disease in Guangdong, China
Limei Sun ,
Hualiang Lin ,
Jinyan Lin ,
Jianfeng He ,
Aiping Deng ,
Min Kang ,
Hanri Zeng ,
Wenjun Ma ,
Yonghui Zhang
February 2016
February 2016
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Abstract
Although it is an enteroviral infectious disease, recent studies suggest that respiratory
transmission might play a role in the transmission of hand, foot, and mouth disease
(HFMD). We evaluated the transmission modes (respiratory and fecal-oral transmission)
of HFMD among children using a case-control study in Guangdong, China. Our analyses
suggested that fecal-oral transmission might be the principal transmission mode of
HFMD among children in the study area, and handwashing habits of the children and
their parents should be emphasized to control this infection.