Spatial-temporal heterogeneity of hand, foot and mouth disease and impact of meteorological factors in arid/ semi-arid regions: a case study in Ningxia, China

• Main Authors: Jie Li (Author), Xiangxue Zhang (Author), Li Wang (Author), Chengdong Xu (Author), Gexin Xiao (Author), Ran Wang (Author), Fang Zheng (Author), Fang Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The incidence of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) varies over space and time and this variability is related to climate and social-economic factors. Majority of studies on HFMD were carried out in humid regions while few have focused on the disease in arid/semi-arid regions, m...