Using a Bayesian spatiotemporal model to identify the influencing factors and high-risk areas of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in Shenzhen.

• Main Authors: Xiaoyi He (Author), Shengjie Dong (Author), Liping Li (Author), Xiaojian Liu (Author), Yongsheng Wu (Author), Zhen Zhang (Author), Shujiang Mei (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:The epidemic of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) has become a severe public health problem in the world and has also brought a high economic and health burden. Furthermore, the prevalence of HFMD varies significantly among different locations. However, there have been few investigatio...