Short-Term Effects of Meteorological Factors and Air Pollutants on Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease among Children in Shenzhen, China, 2009-2017.
Siyu YanLan WeiYanran DuanHongyan LiYi LiaoQiuying LvFang ZhuZhihui WangWanrong LuPing YinJinquan ChengHongwei JiangPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2019)
Temperature, relative humidity, sunshine duration, rainfall, ozone and NO2 were significantly associated with HFMD, and such effects varied with gender age and childcare patterns. These findings highlight the need for more prevention effort to the vulnerable populations and may be helpful for developing an early environment-based warning system for HFMD.